Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in South America
South America: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.3727 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in South America, 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 South America stood at -0.3727 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in South America peaked at -0.1909 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.5435 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places South America 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5182 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.5209 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5236 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.5264 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.5292 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.532 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5348 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.5377 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5406 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5435 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3837 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 2002 | -0.3862 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2003 | -0.3877 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.3886 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.3904 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.392 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3935 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.3951 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.3966 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.3982 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1909 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1912 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1916 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1919 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1923 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.3057 % change on previous year | +59.0% |
| 2017 | -0.3065 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3074 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3084 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3093 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.3672 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2022 | -0.3686 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.3699 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.3713 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.3727 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in South America 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 | -59.0% | -0.1923 % change on previous year | -0.3057 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +52.1% | -0.3982 % change on previous year | -0.1909 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +29.4% | -0.5435 % change on previous year | -0.3837 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5293 % change on previous year | -0.5406 % change on previous year | -0.5182 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4057 % change on previous year | -0.5435 % change on previous year | -0.3837 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2584 % change on previous year | -0.3982 % change on previous year | -0.1909 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3598 % change on previous year | -0.3727 % change on previous year | -0.3093 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 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
- 31 Hungary 0.9577 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in South America?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in South America was -0.3727 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1909 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5435 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does South America rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- South America ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.