Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France
France: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.6176 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
France recorded 0.6176 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France peaked at 1.85 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6176 % change on previous year, in 2025.
France ranks 41st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8705 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.863 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8556 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8483 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8412 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8342 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8273 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8205 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8138 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8072 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.85 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 2002 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.654 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6505 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6455 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6421 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6373 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6332 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.63 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6253 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6221 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6176 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +129.1% | 0.8072 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -52.4% | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.654 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8416 % change on previous year | 0.8138 % change on previous year | 0.8705 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 0.8072 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.6421 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6276 % change on previous year | 0.6176 % change on previous year | 0.6373 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 38 Philippines 0.6984 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Pakistan 0.6534 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Jamaica 0.6311 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Iraq 0.5835 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.5678 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Croatia 0.5507 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in France was 0.6176 % 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6176 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does France rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- France ranks 41st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.