biostudies-literatureAvitabile VEC | Joint Research Centre (JRC)EC | Joint Research Centre274https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10917757biostudies-literatureUnknown11(1)Forest biomass is an essential resource in relation to the green transition and its assessment is key for the sustainable management of forest resources. Here, we present a forest biomass dataset for Europe based on the best available inventory and satellite data, with a higher level of harmonisation and spatial resolution than other existing data. This database provides statistics and maps of the forest area, biomass stock and their share available for wood supply in the year 2020, and statistics on gross and net volume increment in 2010-2020, for 38 European countries. The statistics of most countries are available at a sub-national scale and are derived from National Forest Inventory data, harmonised using common reference definitions and estimation methodology, and updated to a common Scientific dataHarmonised statistics and maps of forest biomass and increment in Europe.PMC10917757388432934340Bosela MAlberdi IGschwantner TBorota DKorhonen KLazdins AUva JGasparini PDuveiller GCamia AMubareka SHernandez LMichorczyk APilli RBouriaud ODonis JLatte NSroga RColin AAdolt RBender SMorneau FTeeuwen SFischer CRedmond JPantic DBreidenbach JSnorrason ANilsson MMakovskis KMionskowski MNord-Larsen TPerin JNagy KMyszkowski MDi Cosmo LKvist VSeben VKulbokas GAvitabile VFridman JMaslo JMigliavacca MFreudenschuss ASvensson ATalarczyk ALejeune PBarreiro SCavlovic JMarin GCanellas IBlujdea VRizzo MSkudnik MStoyanov TThurig EfalseHarmonised statistics and maps of forest biomass and increment in Europe.Forest biomass is an essential resource in relation to the green transition and its assessment is key for the sustainable management of forest resources. Here, we present a forest biomass dataset for Europe based on the best available inventory and satellite data, with a higher level of harmonisation and spatial resolution than other existing data. This database provides statistics and maps of the forest area, biomass stock and their share available for wood supply in the year 2020, and statistics on gross and net volume increment in 2010-2020, for 38 European countries. The statistics of most countries are available at a sub-national scale and are derived from National Forest Inventory data, harmonised using common reference definitions and estimation methodology, and updated to a common 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Mar2025-04-04T12:34:55.663Z2025-04-04T12:34:55.663ZS-EPMC109177573844845410.1038/s41597-023-02868-8