Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in China
China: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -838,933 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in China, 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 China stood at -838,933 kt.
The figure is down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in China peaked at -333,887 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -840,723 kt, in 2016.
That places China 221st out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in China, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -350,981 kt | — |
| 1991 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -350,981 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -333,887 kt | -4.9% |
| 2002 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -333,887 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -711,825 kt | +113.2% |
| 2012 | -711,825 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -711,825 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -711,825 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -711,825 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -840,723 kt | +18.1% |
| 2017 | -840,723 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -840,723 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -840,723 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -840,723 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -838,933 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | -838,933 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -838,933 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -838,933 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -838,933 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -350,981 kt | -350,981 kt | -350,981 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -335,596 kt | -350,981 kt | -333,887 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -725,590 kt | -840,723 kt | -333,887 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -839,231 kt | -840,723 kt | -838,933 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 218 Belarus -146,469 kt compare
- 219 India -154,418 kt compare
- 220 OECD -373,047 kt compare
- 221 China, mainland -838,933 kt compare
- 223 Russian Federation -1.15 million kt compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in China?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in China was -838,933 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was -333,887 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -840,723 kt in 2016.
- How does China rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- China ranks 221st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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).