Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -916,087 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded -916,087 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia peaked at -474,104 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -955,159 kt, in 2016.
Eastern Asia ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -474,104 kt | — |
| 1991 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -474,104 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -556,615 kt | +17.4% |
| 2002 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -556,615 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -841,258 kt | +51.1% |
| 2012 | -841,258 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -841,258 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -841,258 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -841,258 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -955,159 kt | +13.5% |
| 2017 | -955,159 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -955,159 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -955,159 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -955,159 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -916,087 kt | -4.1% |
| 2022 | -916,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -916,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -916,087 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -916,087 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -474,104 kt | -474,104 kt | -474,104 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -548,364 kt | -556,615 kt | -474,104 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -858,354 kt | -955,159 kt | -556,615 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -922,599 kt | -955,159 kt | -916,087 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 32.09 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia was -916,087 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -474,104 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -955,159 kt in 2016.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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).