Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.2425 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Central America, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Central America stood at -0.2425 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Central America peaked at -0.2184 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.4625 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Central America ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Central America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4446 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4456 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.4486 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.4496 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.4522 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.4541 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4562 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.4582 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4604 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4625 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.458 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2002 | -0.3585 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2003 | -0.3597 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3611 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.3624 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.3637 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3651 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.3664 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.3677 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3691 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.3475 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2012 | -0.2184 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2013 | -0.2189 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2193 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.2199 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2343 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2017 | -0.2736 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2018 | -0.2745 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.2751 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2759 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.2557 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2407 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2023 | -0.2413 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2419 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2425 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Central America 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 | +37.2% | -0.3475 % change on previous year | -0.2184 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4522 % change on previous year | -0.4604 % change on previous year | -0.4446 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3825 % change on previous year | -0.4625 % change on previous year | -0.3585 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2651 % change on previous year | -0.3691 % change on previous year | -0.2184 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2496 % change on previous year | -0.2759 % change on previous year | -0.2407 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 16 China 0.7143 % change on previous year compare
- 16 China, mainland 0.7143 % change on previous year compare
- 18 New Zealand 0.6595 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Pakistan 0.6555 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Jamaica 0.6345 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Philippines 0.5739 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Türkiye 0.5161 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Central America?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Central America was -0.2425 % 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2184 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4625 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.