Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.8114 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia stood at 0.8114 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 118.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 1.62 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0493 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0492 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0492 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0492 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0494 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0491 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0491 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0491 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0491 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3769 % change on previous year | +668.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3753 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3741 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3725 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3713 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8083 % change on previous year | +117.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8017 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7955 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.789 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.783 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8386 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8316 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8248 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.818 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8114 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern 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 | +668.4% | 0.0491 % change on previous year | 0.3769 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +117.7% | 0.3713 % change on previous year | 0.8083 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -96.5% | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.0493 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1856 % change on previous year | 0.0491 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5114 % change on previous year | 0.0491 % change on previous year | 0.8083 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8179 % change on previous year | 0.783 % change on previous year | 0.8386 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was 0.8114 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Southern Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.