Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 8,404 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 8,404 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Caribbean peaked at 8,404 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,735 1000 ha, in 1990.
Caribbean ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,735 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,791 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6,846 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6,902 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6,957 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 7,013 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 7,068 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 7,124 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7,179 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,235 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,290 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,357 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7,419 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,481 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,543 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,606 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7,668 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7,730 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,793 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7,855 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7,917 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,992 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8,060 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,128 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,195 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8,263 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,296 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,315 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,335 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,354 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,374 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,368 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,377 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,386 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,395 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8,404 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,985 1000 ha | 6,735 1000 ha | 7,235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,574 1000 ha | 7,290 1000 ha | 7,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,186 1000 ha | 7,917 1000 ha | 8,354 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,384 1000 ha | 8,368 1000 ha | 8,404 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 133.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Caribbean?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Caribbean was 8,404 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8,404 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,735 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Caribbean ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).