Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in OECD
OECD: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0196 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in OECD, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in OECD stood at 0.0196 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in OECD peaked at 0.6463 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.0045 % change on previous year, in 2021.
OECD ranks 86th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0396 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.6463 % change on previous year | +1531.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4757 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 0.041 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1995 | 0.04 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0409 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0454 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1134 % change on previous year | +149.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1142 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1141 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1139 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1129 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1137 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1136 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1125 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1133 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0862 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1176 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1183 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1173 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.118 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.117 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0562 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0571 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.057 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0561 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2021 | -0.0045 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0187 % change on previous year | -520.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0196 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0196 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1531.9% | 0.0396 % change on previous year | 0.6463 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +520.0% | -0.0045 % change on previous year | 0.0187 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +149.9% | 0.0454 % change on previous year | 0.1134 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -107.9% | 0.0561 % change on previous year | -0.0045 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -91.4% | 0.4757 % change on previous year | 0.041 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -52.0% | 0.117 % change on previous year | 0.0562 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1561 % change on previous year | 0.0396 % change on previous year | 0.6463 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0995 % change on previous year | 0.0409 % change on previous year | 0.1142 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0958 % change on previous year | 0.0562 % change on previous year | 0.1183 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 % change on previous year | -0.0045 % change on previous year | 0.0561 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 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
- 87 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0061 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Morocco 0.0054 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Armenia 0.0048 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in OECD?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in OECD was 0.0196 % 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6463 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0045 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does OECD rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- OECD ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD 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.