Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 1.86 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 1.86 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia peaked at 2.34 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.55 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Eastern Asia 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +48.8% |
| 2012 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia 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 | +48.8% | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 1.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Eastern Asia was 1.86 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.