Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.3819 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Western Asia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 0.3819 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Western Asia peaked at 63.24 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.2333 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Western Asia ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8815 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 63.24 % change on previous year | +7074.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6717 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6683 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6628 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6585 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6542 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6499 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6457 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6416 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +118.4% |
| 2002 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2311 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2308 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.2322 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.2327 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2333 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3886 % change on previous year | -266.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3863 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3848 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3833 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3819 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +7074.2% | 0.8815 % change on previous year | 63.24 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +266.6% | -0.2333 % change on previous year | 0.3886 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +118.4% | 0.6416 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -115.1% | 1.53 % change on previous year | -0.2311 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -98.9% | 63.24 % change on previous year | 0.6717 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +31.0% | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.64 % change on previous year | 0.6457 % change on previous year | 63.24 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 0.6416 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8214 % change on previous year | -0.2327 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2819 % change on previous year | -0.2333 % change on previous year | 0.3886 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 6 Iceland 3.88 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bermuda 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 3.53 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Ghana 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Honduras 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Serbia and Montenegro 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Andorra 3.31 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 99,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,104 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 62,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 140.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 26,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Western Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Western Asia was 0.3819 % 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.24 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2333 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Western Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.