Climate Change in Southern Europe 91 indicators covering climate change for Southern Europe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land β Carbon stock in living biomass 2,761 million t 2025 up 3.4% 29th Forestland β Area β FAO TIER 1 48,321 1000 ha 2025 up 5.2% 27th Forestland β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) β FAO TIER 1 19,237 kt 2025 up 129.9% 2nd Net Forest conversion β Area β FAO TIER 1 6.17 1000 ha 2025 down 77.1% 30th Net Forest conversion β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1,699 kt 2025 down 72.6% 29th Carbon stock change in forests β Area β FAO TIER 1 48,327 1000 ha 2025 up 5.1% 27th Carbon stock change in forests β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 20,936 kt 2025 up 136.0% 16th Cropland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 92,651 ha 2024 down 2.5% 26th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 1.83 kt 2024 down 2.5% 24th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 2,654 kt 2024 down 2.4% 27th Grassland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 19,382 ha 2024 down 0.2% 25th Grassland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.1602 kt 2024 down 2.0% 25th Grassland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 374.5 kt 2024 down 0.5% 26th Drained organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 112,033 ha 2024 down 2.1% 26th Drained organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 1.99 kt 2024 down 2.4% 25th Drained organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 3,029 kt 2024 down 2.2% 27th Forest fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.88 million t 2024 up 685.7% 29th Forest fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 37,330 ha 2024 up 685.7% 29th Forest fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 4.33 kt 2024 up 685.8% 29th Forest fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.3951 kt 2024 up 685.5% 29th Other forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.88 million t 2024 up 685.7% 27th Other forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 37,330 ha 2024 up 685.7% 27th Other forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 4.33 kt 2024 up 685.8% 27th Other forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.3951 kt 2024 up 685.5% 27th Savanna fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.16 million t 2024 up 395.8% 31st Savanna fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 296,327 ha 2024 up 575.3% 31st Savanna fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 2.67 kt 2024 up 395.7% 31st Savanna fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.2436 kt 2024 up 396.1% 31st Grassland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 511,449 t 2024 up 503.5% 31st Grassland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 124,582 ha 2024 up 502.7% 31st Grassland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 1.18 kt 2024 up 503.5% 31st Grassland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.1074 kt 2024 up 503.4% 31st Savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 353,503 t 2024 up 873.6% 28th Savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 86,205 ha 2024 up 873.5% 28th Savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.8131 kt 2024 up 873.8% 28th Savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0742 kt 2024 up 876.3% 28th Woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 278,384 t 2024 up 847.9% 27th Woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 84,359 ha 2024 up 847.9% 25th Woody savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.6403 kt 2024 up 848.6% 27th Woody savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0585 kt 2024 up 843.5% 27th Savanna and woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 631,887 t 2024 up 862.1% 28th Savanna and woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 170,564 ha 2024 up 860.6% 28th Humid tropical forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 β 27th Humid tropical forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 β 27th Humid tropical forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 27th Humid tropical forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 27th Closed shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 25th Closed shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% 25th Closed shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 25th Closed shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 25th Open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 16,890 t 2024 down 76.4% 27th Open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 1,181 ha 2024 down 76.4% 27th Open shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0388 kt 2024 down 76.4% 27th Open shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0035 kt 2024 down 76.7% 27th Fires in organic soils β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 β 7th Fires in organic soils β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 β 7th Fires in organic soils β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 7th Fires in organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 7th Closed and open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 16,890 t 2024 down 79.8% 27th Closed and open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 1,181 ha 2024 down 78.3% 27th Page 1 of 2 Next β