Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Northern America

Northern America: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 678,251 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
678,251 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
678,773 1000 ha
in 2020
All-time low
664,108 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Northern America, 1990–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720251990: 664.1k 1000 ha1991: 664.2k 1000 ha1992: 664.2k 1000 ha1993: 664.3k 1000 ha1994: 664.4k 1000 ha1995: 664.4k 1000 ha1996: 664.5k 1000 ha1997: 664.5k 1000 ha1998: 664.6k 1000 ha1999: 664.7k 1000 ha2000: 664.7k 1000 ha2001: 664.9k 1000 ha2002: 665.9k 1000 ha2003: 666.9k 1000 ha2004: 668.0k 1000 ha2005: 669.0k 1000 ha2006: 670.0k 1000 ha2007: 671.1k 1000 ha2008: 672.1k 1000 ha2009: 673.1k 1000 ha2010: 674.2k 1000 ha2011: 674.9k 1000 ha2012: 675.7k 1000 ha2013: 676.5k 1000 ha2014: 677.3k 1000 ha2015: 678.1k 1000 ha2016: 678.7k 1000 ha2017: 678.8k 1000 ha2018: 678.8k 1000 ha2019: 678.8k 1000 ha2020: 678.8k 1000 ha2021: 678.6k 1000 ha2022: 678.5k 1000 ha2023: 678.4k 1000 ha2024: 678.3k 1000 ha2025: 678.3k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in Northern America is 678,251 1000 ha, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Northern America peaked at 678,773 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 664,108 1000 ha, in 1990.

Northern America ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Northern America, 1990 to 2025.
Year 1000 ha Change
1990 664,108 1000 ha
1991 664,170 1000 ha +0.0%
1992 664,231 1000 ha +0.0%
1993 664,293 1000 ha +0.0%
1994 664,354 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 664,415 1000 ha +0.0%
1996 664,477 1000 ha +0.0%
1997 664,538 1000 ha +0.0%
1998 664,599 1000 ha +0.0%
1999 664,661 1000 ha +0.0%
2000 664,722 1000 ha +0.0%
2001 664,875 1000 ha +0.0%
2002 665,906 1000 ha +0.2%
2003 666,937 1000 ha +0.2%
2004 667,968 1000 ha +0.2%
2005 668,999 1000 ha +0.2%
2006 670,030 1000 ha +0.2%
2007 671,061 1000 ha +0.2%
2008 672,092 1000 ha +0.2%
2009 673,123 1000 ha +0.2%
2010 674,154 1000 ha +0.2%
2011 674,941 1000 ha +0.1%
2012 675,729 1000 ha +0.1%
2013 676,516 1000 ha +0.1%
2014 677,304 1000 ha +0.1%
2015 678,092 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 678,746 1000 ha +0.1%
2017 678,753 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 678,760 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 678,767 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 678,773 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 678,578 1000 ha -0.0%
2022 678,496 1000 ha -0.0%
2023 678,414 1000 ha -0.0%
2024 678,333 1000 ha -0.0%
2025 678,251 1000 ha -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 664,385 1000 ha 664,108 1000 ha 664,661 1000 ha 10
2000s 668,571 1000 ha 664,722 1000 ha 673,123 1000 ha 10
2010s 677,176 1000 ha 674,154 1000 ha 678,767 1000 ha 10
2020s 678,474 1000 ha 678,251 1000 ha 678,773 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,871 1000 ha compare
  2. 8 Australia 133,568 1000 ha compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
  4. 10 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
  5. 10 Türkiye 22,806 1000 ha compare
  6. 11 Peru 67,465 1000 ha compare
  7. 11 Viet Nam 14,815 1000 ha compare
  8. 12 Mexico 66,397 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Northern America?
Carbon stock change in forests — area in Northern America was 678,251 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 Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 678,773 1000 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 664,108 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Northern America rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
Northern America ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).