Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1,448 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe stood at 1,448 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe peaked at 4,513 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,448 kt, in 2021.
That places Western Europe 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,764 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,764 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,068 kt | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,068 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,513 kt | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 4,513 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,513 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,513 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,513 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,875 kt | -36.3% |
| 2017 | 2,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,875 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,448 kt | -49.6% |
| 2022 | 1,448 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,448 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,448 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,448 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,764 kt | 2,764 kt | 2,764 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,038 kt | 2,764 kt | 3,068 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,713 kt | 2,875 kt | 4,513 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,686 kt | 1,448 kt | 2,875 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe was 1,448 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,513 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,448 kt in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Western Europe ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).