Environment in Northern Europe

1,045 indicators covering environment for Northern Europe.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 180,127 1000 USD 2024 up 206.9% 3rd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 119,780 t 2016 down 73.6% 6th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 47,669 1000 USD 2016 down 76.3% 7th
Biogases — Energy consumption 3,778 TJ 2024 down 70.2% 15th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 3,778 TJ 2024 down 70.2% 15th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 508,220 m3 2024 up 85.9% 3rd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 49,824 1000 USD 2024 up 116.3% 3rd
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 7.38 million t 2024 up 42.6% 10th
Biogasoline — Energy consumption 43,362 TJ 2024 up 38.4% 15th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 35,171 t 2016 down 94.6% 10th
Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation -1 1000 t 2023 unchanged 24th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 978,193 t 2024 down 6.3% 5th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 526,286 1000 USD 2024 up 6.5% 5th
Above-ground biomass in forest 76.88 t per ha 2025 up 1.6% 29th
Forest area 75,555 ha th 2025 up 0.6% 25th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 44.5% 2025 up 0.7% 9th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 11.6% 2025 up 13.7% 29th
Biogasoline — Energy production 18,244 TJ 2024 up 18.4% 17th
Biodiesel — Energy consumption 103,399 TJ 2024 up 12.5% 14th
Wood pellets — Production 6.62 million t 2024 up 39.8% 10th
Black liquor — Energy production 322,526 TJ 2024 up 6.9% 10th
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 2.2 km 2021 down 15.4% 3rd
Black liquor — Energy consumption 314,417 TJ 2024 up 8.3% 10th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 834,737 t 2016 up 72.6% 5th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 373,691 1000 USD 2016 up 74.9% 5th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 759,000 t 2024 up 72.5% 6th
Biodiesel — Energy production 60,775 TJ 2024 up 91.6% 15th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 609,489 m3 2024 up 41.6% 3rd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 55,551 1000 USD 2024 up 112.6% 3rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 19,091 t 2024 down 8.2% 7th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 11,459 1000 USD 2024 down 17.4% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Feed 20 1000 t 2023 down 55.6% 10th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 5.98 million t 2024 down 23.7% 6th
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 83.5% 2025 up 4.2% 6th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 515 t 2016 down 74.2% 10th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 376 1000 USD 2016 down 60.4% 10th
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 24.3% 2022 up 29.8% 22nd
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 2,892 tonnes 2022 up 104.7% 29th
Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st
Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st
Animal waste — Energy production 8,785 TJ 2024 down 18.9% 11th
Animal waste — Energy consumption 4,518 TJ 2024 down 42.3% 14th
Lake water quality turbidity 21.3% 2021 — 2nd