Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.2446 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is -0.2446 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0803 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.5643 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4148 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4165 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4182 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.42 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4218 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4236 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4254 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4272 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.429 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4309 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4142 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2002 | -0.4161 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2003 | -0.4179 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4194 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4214 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2006 | -0.423 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | -0.425 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4266 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4286 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.4303 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.5556 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0803 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2013 | -0.558 % change on previous year | -794.6% |
| 2014 | -0.5611 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -0.5643 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -0.4586 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2017 | -0.4605 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2018 | -0.4628 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -0.465 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -0.467 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2422 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2022 | -0.2428 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2432 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.244 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.2446 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -794.6% | 0.0803 % change on previous year | -0.558 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +114.5% | -0.5556 % change on previous year | 0.0803 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +48.1% | -0.467 % change on previous year | -0.2422 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -29.1% | -0.4303 % change on previous year | -0.5556 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4218 % change on previous year | -0.429 % change on previous year | -0.4148 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4223 % change on previous year | -0.4309 % change on previous year | -0.4142 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4436 % change on previous year | -0.5643 % change on previous year | 0.0803 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2806 % change on previous year | -0.467 % change on previous year | -0.2422 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 18 Republic of Korea 2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.01 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Serbia 1.94 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Syria 1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic 1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Kenya 1.68 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Pitcairn 1.64 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was -0.2446 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0803 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5643 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.