Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.3562 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean stood at -0.3562 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at -0.1687 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.5391 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5142 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.5169 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5186 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.5223 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.525 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.5268 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.5306 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5334 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5353 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5391 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.3529 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3541 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2003 | -0.3563 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3566 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.3579 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -0.3592 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3605 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.3628 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2009 | -0.3631 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.3644 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1687 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 2012 | -0.169 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1692 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1695 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1688 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3125 % change on previous year | +85.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3125 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.3135 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3153 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.3158 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.3512 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3525 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.3537 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.3549 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3562 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -85.1% | -0.1688 % change on previous year | -0.3125 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +53.7% | -0.3644 % change on previous year | -0.1687 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +34.6% | -0.5391 % change on previous year | -0.3529 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5248 % change on previous year | -0.5353 % change on previous year | -0.5142 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3763 % change on previous year | -0.5391 % change on previous year | -0.3529 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2463 % change on previous year | -0.3644 % change on previous year | -0.1687 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3474 % change on previous year | -0.3562 % change on previous year | -0.3158 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 24 Pitcairn 1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Denmark 1.52 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Cyprus 1.51 % change on previous year compare
- 27 India 1.28 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 1.18 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Bulgaria 1.11 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Latin America and the Caribbean was -0.3562 % 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1687 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5391 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.