Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) rose 0.3% on 2022 (from 14.7 to 14.74).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −1.4% and a typical year strayed about 4.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.3% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.3% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.53 a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Organic soil".

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0 (2020)
• Algeria — 0 (2020)
• Bahrain — 0 (2020)
• Djibouti — 0 (2020)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 0 (2020)
• Israel — 0 (2020)
• Jordan — 0 (2020)
• Kuwait — 0 (2020)
• Lebanon — 0 (2020)

More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 21.68% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 24.73% (2025)
• Rural population — 80.22 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 31.67% (2025)
• Urban population — 173.06 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 68.33% (2025)
• Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 85.09% (2024)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e)?

14.74 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 27.96% from 20.45 in 2000 (1.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20.45 in 2000 and the lowest 14.7 in 2022.

Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) unusual for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?

In 2023, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) rose 0.3% on 2022 (from 14.7 to 14.74). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −1.4% and a typical year strayed about 4.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.OS.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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