Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Australia
Australia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -14,491 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Australia, 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 Australia stood at -14,491 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia peaked at 58,175 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -24,691 kt, in 2011.
That places Australia 204th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,247 kt | — |
| 1991 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58,175 kt | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58,175 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -24,691 kt | -142.4% |
| 2012 | -24,691 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -24,691 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -24,691 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -24,691 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -20,607 kt | -16.5% |
| 2017 | -20,607 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -20,607 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -20,607 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -20,607 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -14,491 kt | -29.7% |
| 2022 | -14,491 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -14,491 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -14,491 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -14,491 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,247 kt | 45,247 kt | 45,247 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,882 kt | 45,247 kt | 58,175 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -14,771 kt | -24,691 kt | 58,175 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -15,510 kt | -20,607 kt | -14,491 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia was -14,491 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 58,175 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -24,691 kt in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Australia ranks 204th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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).