Annual greenhouse gas balance of forest area in Germany from 2001 to 2024 (CO2 equivalents in megatonnes)

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2025

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Germany

Survey time period

2001 to 2024

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Greenhouse gas balance of forest area in Germany 2001-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 17, 2025

In the period from 2001 to 2024, the forest area in Germany emitted on average about **** megatonnes of CO₂ equivalents per year. At the same time, the forests absorbed on average **** megatonnes of CO₂ equivalents per year, resulting in a net balance of Germany's forests of about ***** megatonnes of CO₂ equivalents per year.
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