ADEME land use and forestry emission factors

Browse ADEME LULUCF factors for land use, land-use change and forestry, including French forests.

Direct Land Use Change (crop to forest)

-1610kgCO2e/ha.year

Direct Land Use Change (crop to sealed soils)

190000kgCO2e/ha

Direct Land Use Change (crop to meadow)

-1800kgCO2e/ha.year

Direct Land Use Change (crop to unsealed soils)

0kgCO2e/ha

Direct Land Use Change (forest ro crop)

2750kgCO2e/ha.year

Direct Land Use Change (forest to sealed soils)

290000kgCO2e/ha

Direct Land Use Change (forest ro meadow)

370kgCO2e/ha.year

Direct Land Use Change (forest to unsealed soils)

0kgCO2e/ha

Direct Land Use Change (meadow to crop)

3480kgCO2e/ha.year

Direct Land Use Change (meadow to forest)

-370kgCO2e/ha.year

Direct Land Use Change (meadow to sealed soils)

290000kgCO2e/ha

Direct Land Use Change (meadow to unsealed soils)

0kgCO2e/ha

Thick forest - Coniferous - Alsace

-4120kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Alsace

-4710kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Alsace

-5540kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Alsace

-4760kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Aquitaine

2580kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Aquitaine

-4390kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Aquitaine

-1080kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Aquitaine

-1170kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Auvergne

-5880kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Auvergne

-4310kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Auvergne

-5750kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Auvergne

-5030kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Basse-Normandie

-6710kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Basse-Normandie

-5860kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Basse-Normandie

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Basse-Normandie

-5870kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Bourgogne

-2240kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Bourgogne

-5610kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Bourgogne

-2780kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Bourgogne

-5090kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Bretagne

-1520kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Bretagne

-6860kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Bretagne

-9650kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Bretagne

-6230kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Centre-Val de Loire

-4910kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Centre-Val de Loire

-5170kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Centre-Val de Loire

-7460kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Centre-Val de Loire

-5280kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Champagne-Ardenne

-1600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Champagne-Ardenne

-5060kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Champagne-Ardenne

-6600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Champagne-Ardenne

-4920kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Corse

-6190kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Corse

-4830kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Corse

-5940kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Corse

-5140kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - France

-2450kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - France

-4710kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - France

-5050kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Any composition - France

-4260kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Franche-Comté

-2170kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Franche-Comté

-3580kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Franche-Comté

-7370kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Franche-Comté

-4110kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Haute-Normandie

-5350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Haute-Normandie

-3700kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Haute-Normandie

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Haute-Normandie

-3900kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Île-de-France

-5350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Île-de-France

-3900kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Île-de-France

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Île-de-France

-4050kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Languedoc-Roussillon

-2220kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Languedoc-Roussillon

-3600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Languedoc-Roussillon

-5200kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Languedoc-Roussillon

-3430kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Limousin

10kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Limousin

-5390kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Limousin

-7530kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Limousin

-4540kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Lorraine

-5340kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Lorraine

-4060kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Lorraine

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Lorraine

-4370kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Midi-Pyrenées

-7000kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Midi-Pyrenées

-4920kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Midi-Pyrenées

-5740kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Midi-Pyrenées

-5180kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-5350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-5630kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-4540kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Pays de la Loire

-8670kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Pays de la Loire

-6250kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Pays de la Loire

-6910kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Pays de la Loire

-6840kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Picardie

4020kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Picardie

-3770kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Picardie

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Picardie

-3350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Poitou-Charentes

-5400kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Poitou-Charentes

-5530kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Poitou-Charentes

-6570kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Poitou-Charentes

-5570kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2630kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2260kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2500kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2460kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Coniferous - Rhône-Alpes

-4170kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Leafy - Rhône-Alpes

-5510kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Mixed - Rhône-Alpes

-5400kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Thick forest - Total - Rhône-Alpes

-5140kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Alsace

-4120kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Alsace

-4690kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Alsace

-5540kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Alsace

-4760kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Aquitaine

2580kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Aquitaine

-4330kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Aquitaine

-1010kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Aquitaine

-890kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Auvergne

-5710kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Auvergne

-4240kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Auvergne

-5580kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Auvergne

-4810kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Basse-Normandie

-6710kgCO2e/ha.year

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Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Basse-Normandie

-5810kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Basse-Normandie

-4930kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Basse-Normandie

-5800kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Bourgogne

-2240kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Bourgogne

-5600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Bourgogne

-2810kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Bourgogne

-5010kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Bretagne

-1530kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Bretagne

-6710kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Bretagne

-9650kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Bretagne

-5920kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Centre-Val de Loire

-4910kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Centre-Val de Loire

-5130kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Centre-Val de Loire

-7380kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Centre-Val de Loire

-5140kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Champagne-Ardenne

-1600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Champagne-Ardenne

-5060kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Champagne-Ardenne

-6600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Champagne-Ardenne

-4830kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Corse

-6050kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Corse

-4230kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Corse

-5800kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Corse

-4350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - France

-2380kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - France

-4600kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - France

-4880kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - France

-3990kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Any composition - France

-4160kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Franche-Comté

-2150kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Franche-Comté

-3580kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Franche-Comté

-7370kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Franche-Comté

-4040kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Haute-Normandie

-5350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Haute-Normandie

-3660kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Haute-Normandie

-4930kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Haute-Normandie

-3850kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Île-de-France

-5350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Île-de-France

-3890kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Île-de-France

-4930kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Île-de-France

-4010kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Languedoc-Roussillon

-2030kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Languedoc-Roussillon

-3320kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Languedoc-Roussillon

-4830kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Languedoc-Roussillon

-3030kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Limousin

10kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Limousin

-5360kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Limousin

-7510kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Limousin

-4330kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Lorraine

-5340kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Lorraine

-4050kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Lorraine

-4970kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Lorraine

-4290kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Midi-Pyrenées

-6810kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Midi-Pyrenées

-4840kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Midi-Pyrenées

-5530kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Midi-Pyrenées

-4960kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-5350kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-5570kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-4930kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

-4370kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Pays de la Loire

-8590kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Pays de la Loire

-6100kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Pays de la Loire

-6810kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Pays de la Loire

-6540kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Picardie

4020kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Picardie

-3740kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Picardie

-4930kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Picardie

-3240kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Poitou-Charentes

-5290kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Poitou-Charentes

-5440kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Poitou-Charentes

-6740kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Poitou-Charentes

-5360kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2470kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2070kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2270kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

-2130kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Coniferous - Rhône-Alpes

-4050kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Leafy - Rhône-Alpes

-5370kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Mixed - Rhône-Alpes

-5240kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Open and Thick forest - Total - Rhône-Alpes

-4900kgCO2e/ha.year

Source :ADEME

Understand the category

What do land-use and forestry factors describe?

Land-use and forestry data describes emissions and removals associated with land conversion, soil, biomass and forest management. Negative values may represent removals, but they must be interpreted within the stated accounting boundary.

Choose the right factor

How should a land-use or forestry factor be selected?

  1. Identify the initial and final land use, geographical area and observation period.
  2. Distinguish annual flows from carbon-stock changes and one-off conversion effects.
  3. Do not treat a negative value as an automatic offset without checking the accounting rules.
Frequently asked questions

Questions about land-use and forestry factors

What does LULUCF mean?

It refers to land use, land-use change and forestry, including emissions and removals from soils and biomass.

Why can some values be negative?

A negative value can represent carbon removal or storage within a defined boundary and period.

Can these removals directly cancel organisational emissions?

Not automatically. Apply the relevant accounting standard and keep removals clearly separated from gross emissions where required.

Data source : ADEME — Base Carbone® v23.6, updated on 3 July 2025. Data reused under Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0.Independent tool developed by IFC.D, without validation or endorsement by ADEME.

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