Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions … annual in G7
G7: Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions … annual was 0.1545 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric in G7, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in G7 is 0.1545 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in G7 peaked at 1.31 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1518 % change on previous year, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions … annual in G7, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0.5194 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5167 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5141 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5117 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5088 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5062 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6497 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3882 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3869 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3852 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.384 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3825 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3808 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3796 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3782 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3765 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3753 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5988 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5952 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5915 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5882 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5848 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5627 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4196 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.371 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1518 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1592 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1537 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1569 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1545 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions … annual in G7 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +59.5% | 0.3753 % change on previous year | 0.5988 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -60.4% | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0.5194 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -59.1% | 0.371 % change on previous year | 0.1518 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -40.2% | 0.6497 % change on previous year | 0.3882 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +28.3% | 0.5062 % change on previous year | 0.6497 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -25.4% | 0.5627 % change on previous year | 0.4196 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6269 % change on previous year | 0.5062 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4092 % change on previous year | 0.3765 % change on previous year | 0.6497 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4839 % change on previous year | 0.1518 % change on previous year | 0.5988 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1561 % change on previous year | 0.1537 % change on previous year | 0.1592 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near G7
- 1 United States Virgin Islands 5.49 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Serbia and Montenegro 4.8 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Iceland 3.91 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 2.48 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Bulgaria 2.33 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Ireland 2.24 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for G7
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares 844,529 (2023)
- Index of forest extent, Index 103.02 (2023)
- Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric 50,251 (2023)
- Index of carbon stocks in forests, Index 114.92 (2023)
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate 0.0181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Air emissions, Metric ton of CO₂ 423.66 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in G7?
- Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric in G7 was 0.1545 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1518 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does G7 rank for carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric?
- G7 ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), millions of metric rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this G7 data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.