Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in India
India: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 0.1184 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in India, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1184 % change on previous year for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in India peaked at 0.5713 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1184 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places India 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5713 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.5681 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5649 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5617 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5586 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5555 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5524 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5494 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5464 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5434 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2818 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2811 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2803 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2795 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2787 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2779 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2772 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2764 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2756 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2749 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3833 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3819 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3804 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.379 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3775 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4182 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4165 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4147 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.413 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4113 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1189 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1188 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1187 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1185 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1184 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -71.1% | 0.4113 % change on previous year | 0.1189 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -48.1% | 0.5434 % change on previous year | 0.2818 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +39.5% | 0.2749 % change on previous year | 0.3833 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5587 % change on previous year | 0.5464 % change on previous year | 0.5713 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3052 % change on previous year | 0.2756 % change on previous year | 0.5434 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3839 % change on previous year | 0.2749 % change on previous year | 0.4182 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1674 % change on previous year | 0.1184 % change on previous year | 0.4113 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 56 Lithuania 0.1279 % change on previous year compare
- 57 El Salvador 0.1222 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.122 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Costa Rica 0.1178 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Caribbean 0.106 % change on previous year compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 0.1036 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in India?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in India was 0.1184 % 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5713 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1184 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does India rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.