Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.0549 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.0549 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.1128 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0896 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Australia and New Zealand 87th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.061 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.061 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0619 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1994 | -0.0611 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0611 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0612 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0621 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1998 | -0.0612 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0613 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0622 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2001 | -0.088 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0881 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0891 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0883 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0892 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0884 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0894 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0886 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0896 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0887 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1121 % change on previous year | -226.4% |
| 2012 | 0.112 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1128 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1118 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1116 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0883 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0873 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0882 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0872 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.088 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.056 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 0.055 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0559 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0559 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0549 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand 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 | +226.4% | -0.0887 % change on previous year | 0.1121 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -41.5% | -0.0622 % change on previous year | -0.088 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -36.4% | 0.088 % change on previous year | 0.056 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0613 % change on previous year | -0.0621 % change on previous year | -0.061 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0861 % change on previous year | -0.0896 % change on previous year | -0.0622 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0823 % change on previous year | -0.0887 % change on previous year | 0.1128 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.061 % change on previous year | 0.0549 % change on previous year | 0.088 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 84 Slovenia 0.0729 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0.0719 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Congo 0.064 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Sudan (former) 0.041 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Australia 0.0405 % change on previous year compare
- 90 South Sudan 0.0211 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Australia and New Zealand was 0.0549 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1128 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0896 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 87th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.