Climate Change in Western Europe 94 indicators covering climate change for Western Europe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land β Carbon stock in living biomass 3,282 million t 2025 up 3.3% 28th Forestland β Area β FAO TIER 1 35,582 1000 ha 2025 up 3.0% 30th Forestland β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) β FAO TIER 1 -38,107 kt 2025 up 72.0% 15th Net Forest conversion β Area β FAO TIER 1 3.85 1000 ha 2025 down 69.5% 31st Net Forest conversion β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1,448 kt 2025 down 67.9% 30th Carbon stock change in forests β Area β FAO TIER 1 35,586 1000 ha 2025 up 3.0% 30th Carbon stock change in forests β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -36,659 kt 2025 up 72.2% 25th Cropland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 844,491 ha 2024 down 2.6% 15th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 17.18 kt 2024 down 2.6% 12th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 24,364 kt 2024 down 2.6% 20th Grassland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 836,443 ha 2024 up 1.3% 12th Grassland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 12.14 kt 2024 up 1.4% 12th Grassland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 17,344 kt 2024 up 1.3% 17th Drained organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 1.68 million ha 2024 down 0.7% 15th Drained organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 29.32 kt 2024 down 1.0% 13th Drained organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 41,708 kt 2024 down 1.0% 19th Forest fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 40,138 t 2024 down 85.1% 32nd Forest fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 796.38 ha 2024 down 85.1% 32nd Forest fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0923 kt 2024 down 85.1% 32nd Forest fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0084 kt 2024 down 85.1% 32nd Other forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 40,138 t 2024 down 85.1% 31st Other forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 796.38 ha 2024 down 85.1% 31st Other forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0923 kt 2024 down 85.1% 31st Other forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0084 kt 2024 down 85.1% 31st Savanna fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 6,914 t 2024 down 88.2% 34th Savanna fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 1,850 ha 2024 down 88.3% 34th Savanna fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0159 kt 2024 down 88.2% 34th Savanna fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0015 kt 2024 down 87.8% 34th Grassland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 3,617 t 2024 down 54.4% 33rd Grassland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 882.12 ha 2024 down 54.4% 33rd Grassland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0083 kt 2024 down 54.6% 33rd Grassland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0008 kt 2024 down 52.9% 33rd Savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 529.34 t 2024 down 97.9% 34th Savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 129.11 ha 2024 down 97.9% 34th Savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0012 kt 2024 down 97.9% 34th Savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0001 kt 2024 down 98.1% 34th Woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 2,768 t 2024 down 89.1% 31st Woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 838.88 ha 2024 down 89.1% 31st Woody savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0064 kt 2024 down 89.0% 31st Woody savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0006 kt 2024 down 88.7% 31st Savanna and woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 3,298 t 2024 down 93.5% 34th Savanna and woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 967.99 ha 2024 down 93.0% 34th 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 β 25th Closed shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 β 25th Closed shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 25th Closed shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 25th Open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 β 30th Open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 β 30th Open shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 30th Open shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 30th 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) 0 t 2024 β 32nd Closed and open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 β 32nd Page 1 of 2 Next β