Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
234
Highest
16.67 % change on previous year
Bahrain
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Greenland
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,618

What the numbers show

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 16.67 % change on previous year in Bahrain; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Greenland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.6885 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 3,399.0%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 29,879.8%).

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bahrain 16.67 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
2 Malta 10 % change on previous year 2025 up 155.6% volatile
3 Aruba 8.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.4% volatile
4 Rwanda 4.36 % change on previous year 2025 up 162.5% volatile
5 Belarus 4.27 % change on previous year 2025 up 185.6% rising
6 Iceland 3.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 41.7% rising
7 Bermuda 3.6 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.0% volatile
8 United States Virgin Islands 3.53 % change on previous year 2025 down 35.3% volatile
9 Ghana 3.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 411.9% volatile
10 Honduras 3.37 % change on previous year 2025 down 17.8% volatile
11 Serbia and Montenegro 3.36 % change on previous year 2005 up 110.8% rising
12 Andorra 3.31 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
13 Kiribati 3.12 % change on previous year 2025 unchanged volatile
14 China 2.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.0% rising
14 China, mainland 2.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 9.0% rising
16 Spain 2.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 426.9% volatile
16 South Africa 2.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 426.9% volatile
18 Republic of Korea 2.09 % change on previous year 2025 down 28.7% falling
19 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 % change on previous year 1999 down 16.1% falling
20 Serbia 1.94 % change on previous year 2025 down 18.9% falling
21 Syria 1.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.6% falling
21 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.6% falling
23 Kenya 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 248.8% volatile
24 Pitcairn 1.64 % change on previous year 2025 unchanged volatile
25 Denmark 1.52 % change on previous year 2025 down 29.0% volatile
26 Cyprus 1.51 % change on previous year 2025 down 34.0% rising
27 India 1.28 % change on previous year 2025 up 93.0% volatile
28 Uzbekistan 1.18 % change on previous year 2025 up 259.8% volatile
29 Saint Lucia 1.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 39.2% falling
30 Bulgaria 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 8.9% falling
31 Hungary 0.9577 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.2% falling
32 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.9524 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.6% volatile
33 Azerbaijan 0.8738 % change on previous year 2025 up 3.3% volatile
34 Armenia 0.7267 % change on previous year 2025 up 126.7% volatile
35 Lithuania 0.7105 % change on previous year 2025 down 59.1% rising
36 Russia 0.7086 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.6% falling
36 Russian Federation 0.7086 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.6% falling
38 Philippines 0.6984 % change on previous year 2025 up 22.3% volatile
39 Pakistan 0.6534 % change on previous year 2025 up 177.9% volatile
40 Jamaica 0.6311 % change on previous year 2025 up 3,399.0% volatile
41 France 0.6176 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.1% falling
42 Iraq 0.5835 % change on previous year 2025 up 442.5% volatile
43 Uruguay 0.5678 % change on previous year 2025 down 79.2% volatile
44 Croatia 0.5507 % change on previous year 2025 up 149.3% volatile
45 United States 0.4627 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.7% falling
46 Montserrat 0.4375 % change on previous year 2025 down 53.3% volatile
47 Japan 0.3913 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.6% volatile
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3904 % change on previous year 2025 down 24.9% volatile
49 Fiji 0.3843 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.0% falling
50 Georgia 0.3785 % change on previous year 2025 up 4.8% falling
51 Ukraine 0.3783 % change on previous year 2025 down 60.2% volatile
52 Haiti 0.3661 % change on previous year 2025 up 141.8% volatile
53 Austria 0.3436 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.4% falling
54 Guadeloupe 0.3285 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.5% volatile
55 Dominican Republic 0.2962 % change on previous year 2025 up 14.5% rising
56 Turkey 0.2813 % change on previous year 2025 down 88.6% volatile
56 Türkiye 0.2813 % change on previous year 2025 down 88.6% volatile
58 Portugal 0.2804 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.6% volatile
59 Mauritania 0.276 % change on previous year 2025 up 75.3% falling
60 Nepal 0.2656 % change on previous year 2025 up 359.3% falling
61 Togo 0.2575 % change on previous year 2025 up 209.6% volatile
62 Poland 0.257 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.2% volatile
63 Slovakia 0.2532 % change on previous year 2025 down 76.7% volatile
64 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2513 % change on previous year 2025 down 77.6% volatile
65 Romania 0.2054 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.6% rising
66 Vietnam 0.1908 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.0% volatile
66 Viet Nam 0.1908 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.0% volatile
68 Palau 0.1901 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.1% falling
69 United Kingdom 0.1831 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.1% volatile
69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1831 % change on previous year 2025 down 87.1% volatile
71 Czechia 0.1765 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.8% volatile
72 OECD 0.1698 % change on previous year 2025 down 69.7% volatile
73 New Zealand 0.1518 % change on previous year 2025 down 60.9% falling
74 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1459 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.3% volatile
75 Tajikistan 0.1192 % change on previous year 2025 up 116.9% volatile
76 Costa Rica 0.1174 % change on previous year 2025 down 76.6% volatile
77 El Salvador 0.1116 % change on previous year 2025 up 394.4% volatile
78 Martinique 0.1056 % change on previous year 2025 down 75.7% rising
79 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.1053 % change on previous year 2025 unchanged volatile
80 Ireland 0.1013 % change on previous year 2025 down 96.5% falling
81 United Arab Emirates 0.0917 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.8% volatile
82 Indonesia 0.0844 % change on previous year 2025 up 131.5% volatile
83 Micronesia 0.0769 % change on previous year 2025 up 118.4% volatile
84 Slovenia 0.0729 % change on previous year 2025 up 113.4% volatile
85 Saudi Arabia 0.0719 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
86 Congo 0.064 % change on previous year 2025 up 169.0% volatile
87 Australia and New Zealand 0.0549 % change on previous year 2025 down 50.8% volatile
88 Sudan (former) 0.041 % change on previous year 2011 up 116.2% volatile
89 Australia 0.0405 % change on previous year 2025 down 41.6% volatile
90 South Sudan 0.0211 % change on previous year 2025 down 63.7% volatile
91 Palestine 0.0204 % change on previous year 2025 down 99.1% volatile
91 Palestine 0.0204 % change on previous year 2025 down 99.1% volatile
93 Albania 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
93 American Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Burundi 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Belgium 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Brunei 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Botswana 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Comoros 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
93 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Finland 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Greece 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Guam 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
93 Israel 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Lebanon 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Moldova 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Marshall Islands 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 North Macedonia 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
93 Northern Mariana Islands 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Norway 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Singapore 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
93 San Marino 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
93 Sweden 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Reunion 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% falling
93 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Niue 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Cabo Verde 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Republic of Moldova 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
93 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
93 Réunion 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% falling
93 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
152 Melanesia -0.0038 % change on previous year 2025 down 127.0% volatile
153 Namibia -0.0092 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.1% volatile
154 Papua New Guinea -0.0111 % change on previous year 2025 up 17.3% rising
155 Switzerland -0.0134 % change on previous year 2025 down 105.0% volatile
156 Ethiopia -0.0147 % change on previous year 2025 up 93.3% volatile
157 Germany -0.016 % change on previous year 2025 down 101.3% volatile
158 Polynesia -0.023 % change on previous year 2025 up 62.3% volatile
159 Chile -0.0268 % change on previous year 2025 down 115.9% volatile
160 Solomon Islands -0.0286 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.3% flat
161 Gabon -0.0286 % change on previous year 2025 up 44.2% volatile
162 Guyana -0.0414 % change on previous year 2025 up 34.6% falling
163 Algeria -0.0426 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.4% flat
164 French Guiana -0.0524 % change on previous year 2025 down 27.4% rising
165 Bangladesh -0.0526 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.8% volatile
166 Panama -0.0663 % change on previous year 2025 up 51.5% volatile
167 East Timor -0.0756 % change on previous year 2025 up 44.8% rising
167 Timor-Leste -0.0756 % change on previous year 2025 up 44.8% rising
169 Central African Republic -0.1031 % change on previous year 2025 down 34.3% falling
170 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.1143 % change on previous year 2025 up 49.4% rising
171 Suriname -0.1243 % change on previous year 2025 down 295.5% volatile
172 Latvia -0.1259 % change on previous year 2025 down 116.2% volatile
173 Caribbean -0.1263 % change on previous year 2025 down 150.5% volatile
174 Canada -0.1408 % change on previous year 2025 down 340.1% volatile
175 Dominica -0.142 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.9% volatile
176 Tunisia -0.1432 % change on previous year 2025 up 98.7% volatile
177 Libya -0.1742 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.6% rising
178 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.1786 % change on previous year 2025 down 155.6% volatile
179 Senegal -0.1802 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.8% falling
180 Mexico -0.1923 % change on previous year 2025 down 174.4% volatile
181 Trinidad and Tobago -0.2023 % change on previous year 2025 up 23.2% falling
182 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.2028 % change on previous year 2025 up 71.1% rising
183 Guinea-Bissau -0.2039 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.0% rising
184 Zambia -0.2159 % change on previous year 2025 up 47.2% volatile
185 Colombia -0.2237 % change on previous year 2025 down 45.9% rising
186 Sri Lanka -0.2273 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.5% volatile
187 Ecuador -0.2442 % change on previous year 2025 up 24.9% rising
188 Vanuatu -0.2616 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.6% falling
189 Laos -0.2701 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.7% volatile
189 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.2701 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.7% volatile
191 Samoa -0.2778 % change on previous year 2025 down 2.9% falling
192 Argentina -0.2883 % change on previous year 2025 up 40.9% rising
193 Bhutan -0.3151 % change on previous year 2025 down 535.3% volatile
194 Equatorial Guinea -0.3445 % change on previous year 2025 down 1.5% falling
195 Malaysia -0.3547 % change on previous year 2025 down 119.4% volatile
196 Guatemala -0.3714 % change on previous year 2025 up 19.2% rising
197 Zimbabwe -0.3838 % change on previous year 2025 up 7.6% rising
198 Eswatini -0.3867 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.8% falling
199 Barbados -0.4048 % change on previous year 2025 down 525.0% volatile
200 Eritrea -0.4179 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.1% falling
201 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -0.4389 % change on previous year 2025 down 53.5% rising
202 Peru -0.4438 % change on previous year 2025 down 3.5% rising
203 Nicaragua -0.4529 % change on previous year 2022 down 3.7% rising
204 Niger -0.4592 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.6% volatile
205 Brazil -0.4816 % change on previous year 2025 down 234.0% rising
206 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.5 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
207 Belize -0.5713 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.6% falling
208 Thailand -0.5839 % change on previous year 2025 down 1,575.2% volatile
209 Cuba -0.592 % change on previous year 2025 down 250.6% volatile
210 Puerto Rico -0.5933 % change on previous year 2025 down 208.2% volatile
211 Cameroon -0.607 % change on previous year 2025 down 124.0% falling
212 Morocco -0.6207 % change on previous year 2025 down 333.9% volatile
213 Liberia -0.6376 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.9% volatile
214 Cayman Islands -0.6471 % change on previous year 2025 down 323.1% volatile
215 Estonia -0.6895 % change on previous year 2025 down 145.8% volatile
216 Nigeria -0.7356 % change on previous year 2025 down 7.4% falling
217 Tuvalu -0.75 % change on previous year 2025 unchanged volatile
218 Isle of Man -0.7619 % change on previous year 2025 up 55.2% volatile
219 Mayotte -0.7634 % change on previous year 2025 down 4.6% volatile
220 Western Sahara -0.782 % change on previous year 2025 down 316.4% volatile
221 Angola -0.7995 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.0% falling
222 Sierra Leone -0.8012 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.0% falling
223 Mozambique -0.8212 % change on previous year 2025 down 8.2% falling
224 Kazakhstan -0.8635 % change on previous year 2025 down 153.3% volatile
225 Somalia -0.8966 % change on previous year 2025 up 64.3% volatile
226 Myanmar -1.06 % change on previous year 2025 down 10.7% rising
227 United Republic of Tanzania -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 28.6% falling
228 Mali -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 12.3% falling
229 Paraguay -1.13 % change on previous year 2025 up 46.5% rising
230 Uganda -1.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 36.8% volatile
231 Antigua and Barbuda -1.33 % change on previous year 2025 — volatile
232 Guinea -1.36 % change on previous year 2025 down 13.4% falling
233 Seychelles -1.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 326.3% volatile
234 Madagascar -2 % change on previous year 2025 up 17.2% flat
235 Malawi -2.03 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.3% falling
236 Benin -2.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 59.0% volatile
237 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.0% rising
237 Côte d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year 2025 up 13.0% rising
239 Italy -2.48 % change on previous year 2025 down 453.3% volatile
240 Gambia -2.95 % change on previous year 2025 down 46.5% falling
241 Chad -3.44 % change on previous year 2025 down 34.9% volatile
242 Burkina Faso -3.93 % change on previous year 2025 down 40.7% falling
243 Cambodia -4.65 % change on previous year 2025 down 22.6% volatile
244 Curacao -4.65 % change on previous year 2025 down 29,879.8% volatile
244 Sudan -4.65 % change on previous year 2025 down 29,879.8% volatile
244 Curaçao -4.65 % change on previous year 2025 down 29,879.8% volatile
247 Norfolk Island -5.5 % change on previous year 2025 unchanged volatile
248 Faroe Islands -100 % change on previous year 2021 unchanged flat
248 Greenland -100 % change on previous year 2021 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
281 places, 9,618 data points, 1962–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.