Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0412 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Australia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Australia is 0.0412 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 0.2031 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.132 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Australia 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1239 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.1241 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1242 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1236 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1245 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.1247 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1248 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1242 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.1251 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.1253 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0977 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1301 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 2003 | -0.131 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1304 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.1313 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1315 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1309 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1319 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.132 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1315 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2031 % change on previous year | +1470.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2027 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2031 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2019 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1434 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1176 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1182 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.118 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1171 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0158 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0405 % change on previous year | +157.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0405 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0405 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0412 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1470.4% | 0.0129 % change on previous year | 0.2031 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +157.1% | 0.0158 % change on previous year | 0.0405 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +109.8% | -0.1315 % change on previous year | 0.0129 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -86.6% | 0.1171 % change on previous year | 0.0158 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -33.2% | -0.0977 % change on previous year | -0.1301 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -29.0% | 0.2019 % change on previous year | 0.1434 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1244 % change on previous year | -0.1251 % change on previous year | -0.1236 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1272 % change on previous year | -0.132 % change on previous year | -0.0977 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1189 % change on previous year | -0.1315 % change on previous year | 0.2031 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0493 % change on previous year | 0.0158 % change on previous year | 0.1171 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 79 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0471 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0465 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Germany 0.0418 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Estonia 0.0233 % change on previous year compare
- 84 South Sudan 0.021 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Réunion 0.0207 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Australia was 0.0412 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2031 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.132 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.