Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -2 % change on previous year in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar is -2 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar peaked at -1.33 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.42 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Madagascar 234th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1993 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1994 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1995 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1996 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1997 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1998 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1999 | -1.92 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2000 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2001 | -1.81 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2002 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2003 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2004 | -1.92 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2005 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2006 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2007 | -2.03 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2008 | -2.07 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2009 | -2.12 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2010 | -2.17 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2011 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2013 | -2.31 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -2.36 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2015 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2016 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2017 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2019 | -1.38 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2021 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 2022 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2023 | -1.93 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2024 | -1.96 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2025 | -2 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar 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 | +45.1% | -2.42 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -32.4% | -1.4 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.78 % change on previous year | -1.92 % change on previous year | -1.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.96 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | -1.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.91 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.84 % change on previous year | -2 % change on previous year | -1.4 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 231 Antigua and Barbuda -1.33 % change on previous year compare
- 232 Guinea -1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 233 Seychelles -1.88 % change on previous year compare
- 235 Malawi -2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 236 Benin -2.08 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Côte d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Madagascar was -2 % 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -1.33 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.42 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 234th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.