Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Asia
Asia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -946,941 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia stood at -946,941 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia peaked at 376,804 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.39 million kt, in 2016.
Asia ranks 21st of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 376,804 kt | — |
| 1991 | 376,804 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 369,917 kt | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 369,917 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -723,322 kt | -295.5% |
| 2002 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -723,322 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -934,327 kt | +29.2% |
| 2012 | -934,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -934,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -934,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -934,327 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.39 million kt | +49.2% |
| 2017 | -1.39 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.39 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.39 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.39 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -946,941 kt | -32.1% |
| 2022 | -946,941 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -946,941 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -946,941 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -946,941 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 371,294 kt | 369,917 kt | 376,804 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -613,998 kt | -723,322 kt | 369,917 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.10 million kt | -1.39 million kt | -723,322 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.02 million kt | -1.39 million kt | -946,941 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 18 Central African Republic 24,963 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 19 Viet Nam -5,412 kt compare
- 20 Mali 22,675 kt compare
- 20 Türkiye -6,908 kt compare
- 21 Chad 20,709 kt compare
- 22 Guinea 18,825 kt compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 18,619 kt compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 17,549 kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia was -946,941 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 376,804 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 million kt in 2016.
- How does Asia rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Asia ranks 21st out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).