Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 473,806 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 473,806 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 564,382 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 473,806 1000 ha, in 2025.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 564,382 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 561,522 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 562,848 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 560,034 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 557,220 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 554,407 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 551,593 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 548,779 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 545,965 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 543,151 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 540,338 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 537,559 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 534,825 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 532,091 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 529,357 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 526,623 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 523,889 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 521,155 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 518,421 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 515,687 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 512,953 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 510,247 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 506,989 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 503,732 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 500,474 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 497,216 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 494,005 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 491,631 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 489,257 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 486,883 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 484,509 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 482,146 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 480,061 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 477,976 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 475,891 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 473,806 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554,990 1000 ha | 543,151 1000 ha | 564,382 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 527,994 1000 ha | 515,687 1000 ha | 540,338 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,339 1000 ha | 486,883 1000 ha | 512,953 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 479,065 1000 ha | 473,806 1000 ha | 484,509 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 8 Australia 133,568 1000 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 43,869 1000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 39,487 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 22,806 1000 ha compare
- 11 Peru 67,465 1000 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 14,815 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,099 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 66,397 1000 ha compare
- 13 Angola 63,772 1000 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 14 Colombia 59,590 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,730 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 473,806 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 564,382 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,806 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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).