Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Spain
Spain: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 2.23 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Spain, 1962–2025
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 Spain is 2.23 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 426.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Spain peaked at 16.39 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -1.5 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Spain ranks 16th of 249 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 1973 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3367 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3356 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.333 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3334 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3323 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5414 % change on previous year | +62.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5385 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.537 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5327 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5299 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0506 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.39 % change on previous year | -32519.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4624 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4603 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4582 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4597 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4564 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4555 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4523 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4514 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4494 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4462 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4454 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4423 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4415 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4304 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4297 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4267 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.426 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4231 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -434.0% |
| 2017 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2019 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2020 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -263.4% |
| 2022 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +32519.2% | -0.0506 % change on previous year | 16.39 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -434.0% | 0.4231 % change on previous year | -1.41 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +263.4% | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -109.5% | 0.5299 % change on previous year | -0.0505 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -97.2% | 16.39 % change on previous year | 0.4624 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -73.6% | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.3367 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.15 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.91 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5853 % change on previous year | 0.3323 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 % change on previous year | -0.0506 % change on previous year | 16.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4517 % change on previous year | 0.4423 % change on previous year | 0.4597 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3199 % change on previous year | -1.48 % change on previous year | 0.4415 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -1.5 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 13 Kiribati 3.12 % change on previous year compare
- 14 China 2.31 % change on previous year compare
- 14 China, mainland 2.31 % change on previous year compare
- 16 South Africa 2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Spain?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Spain was 2.23 % 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.39 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 426.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.