Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
5.49 % change on previous year
United States Virgin Islands
Lowest
-6.08 % change on previous year
Solomon Islands
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
31
1993–2023
Data points
6,383
What the numbers show
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable), annual growth rate is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 5.49 % change on previous year in United States Virgin Islands; the lowest is -6.08 % change on previous year in Solomon Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.0585 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 849.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 1,217.9%).
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions … annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 5.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 849.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Iceland | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 255.4% | falling |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 338.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 125.2% | falling |
| 7 | Ireland | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 8 | South Korea | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 10 | China | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 13 | France | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.9% | falling |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 17 | Norway | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 0.859 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 0.777 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0.7298 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 0.7057 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 0.6924 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 0.6903 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 24 | American Samoa | 0.6748 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 0.6492 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0.6435 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.6055 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.4% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0.5807 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 0.5563 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 0.5337 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Fiji | 0.5334 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 0.4886 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Reunion | 0.4835 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 0.4746 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Austria | 0.4734 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0.4414 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 0.4302 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Lebanon | 0.4165 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Rwanda | 0.3936 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Martinique | 0.3796 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 41 | Russia | 0.3776 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 0.3738 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 43 | India | 0.3646 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 0.3507 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 45 | Vietnam | 0.3476 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.3256 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.2212 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 0.2181 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Palau | 0.192 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 50 | Western Sahara | 0.1661 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 0.1557 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 52 | Denmark | 0.1491 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 53 | New Zealand | 0.1308 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritius | 0.1017 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Syria | 0.0981 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Bhutan | 0.0671 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.0516 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0464 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 59 | Niue | 0.0419 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Spain | 0.0365 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Serbia | 0.0306 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 0.0012 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Kenya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Moldova | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Mongolia | -0.0079 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Canada | -0.0102 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 118 | New Caledonia | -0.012 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 119 | French Guiana | -0.0429 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 120 | Guyana | -0.0501 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 121 | Tunisia | -0.0502 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Gabon | -0.0507 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | -0.0644 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Congo | -0.0684 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 125 | Philippines | -0.0761 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 126 | Suriname | -0.0809 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Guadeloupe | -0.0834 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 144.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0937 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | -0.1073 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Venezuela | -0.1213 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 131 | Central African Republic | -0.1347 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 132 | East Timor | -0.1524 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | -0.1603 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 178.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Brazil | -0.1641 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 135 | Thailand | -0.1879 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,217.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | -0.1936 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 137 | South Africa | -0.1941 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 138 | Mexico | -0.1982 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Laos | -0.2084 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 140 | Peru | -0.2406 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 141 | Argentina | -0.2424 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 142 | Eritrea | -0.2432 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 143 | Malaysia | -0.2636 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 113.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Panama | -0.2723 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | -0.2741 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | -0.2768 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.2798 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 148 | Samoa | -0.3079 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 149 | Guatemala | -0.3311 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 150 | Honduras | -0.3318 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 151 | Colombia | -0.3392 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.3437 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 153 | Liberia | -0.4005 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 154 | Bolivia | -0.4166 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 155 | North Korea | -0.4167 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Zambia | -0.424 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.4299 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 158 | Ecuador | -0.5194 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.8% | rising |
| 159 | Senegal | -0.5585 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 160 | Ethiopia | -0.5693 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 161 | Guinea | -0.6547 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 162 | Mozambique | -0.6644 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 163 | Indonesia | -0.666 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Nigeria | -0.7665 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 165 | El Salvador | -0.7827 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | -0.7878 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 167 | Sierra Leone | -0.7902 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.8116 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 169 | Angola | -0.8473 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 170 | Sudan | -0.8786 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.8894 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 172 | Belize | -0.8896 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 173 | Haiti | -0.9223 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Tanzania | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 175 | Myanmar | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 176 | Namibia | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 177 | Pakistan | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 178 | Singapore | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Somalia | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 181 | Comoros | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 182 | Niger | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 184 | Mauritania | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Benin | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 186 | Oman | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Paraguay | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 188 | Uganda | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 189 | Malawi | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 190 | Cambodia | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Gambia | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 192 | Burkina Faso | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 257.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Chad | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 194 | Nicaragua | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.4% | falling |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | -4.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | -6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 329.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro Area (EA) 0.4732 % change on previous year
- Euro Area (EA) – aggregate of member states 0.4576 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.2443 % change on previous year
- G7 0.1545 % change on previous year
- G20 0.1487 % change on previous year
- Advanced economies 0.1228 % change on previous year
- Oceania -0.0514 % change on previous year
- World -0.0534 % change on previous year
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies -0.0968 % change on previous year
- Americas -0.1354 % change on previous year
- Africa -0.6196 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.