European Union: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, European Union's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) rose 37% on 2022 (from 24.42 to 33.44).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 6.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 37% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.3% in 2017. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 "Deforestation".

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

All 24 values

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

• Afghanistan — 6.51 (2023)
• Algeria — 0 (2022)
• Bahrain — 0 (2023)
• Djibouti — 0 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 71.52 (2023)
• Israel — 0 (2023)
• Jordan — 0 (2023)
• Kuwait — 0 (2020)
• Lebanon — 0 (2023)

More environment data for European Union

• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 16.11% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 17.8% (2025)
• Rural population — 112 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 24.83% (2025)
• Urban population — 339.13 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 75.17% (2025)
• Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output) — 6.2% (2024)
• Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) — 65.07% (2024)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is European Union's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)?

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

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 24.26% from 26.91 in 2000 (0.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 34.57 in 2007 and the lowest 24.06 in 2021.

Is the latest change in carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) unusual for European Union?

In 2023, European Union's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e) rose 37% on 2022 (from 24.42 to 33.44). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.2% and a typical year strayed about 6.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.DF.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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