Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States
United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.4627 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States, 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 United States is 0.4627 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States peaked at 1.35 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4627 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places United States 45th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8345 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8271 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8208 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8136 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8071 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4715 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4693 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4666 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4649 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4627 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -41.6% | 0.8071 % change on previous year | 0.4715 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.21 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9771 % change on previous year | 0.8136 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5237 % change on previous year | 0.4627 % change on previous year | 0.8071 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 42 Iraq 0.5835 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Uruguay 0.5678 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Croatia 0.5507 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Montserrat 0.4375 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Japan 0.3913 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3904 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in United States was 0.4627 % 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4627 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does United States rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- United States ranks 45th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.