Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in World
World: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.075 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in World, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
World recorded 0.075 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in World peaked at 6.17 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.1066 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places World 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, 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% |
| 1991 | -0.1047 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 1992 | -0.1061 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1066 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1994 | -0.1064 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1065 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.1066 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0688 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1055 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 1999 | -0.1056 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1057 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0641 % change on previous year | -160.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0641 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0641 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.064 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.064 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0639 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0639 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0639 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0638 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0638 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1236 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1231 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1233 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1231 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.123 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0881 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0884 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0883 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0879 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0881 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0752 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0749 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0751 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0751 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.075 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +160.7% | -0.1057 % change on previous year | 0.0641 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -119.5% | 0.537 % change on previous year | -0.1047 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +93.8% | 0.0638 % change on previous year | 0.1236 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -73.6% | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.3367 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -63.7% | 3.97 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +62.9% | 0.3323 % change on previous year | 0.5414 % 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 | -0.1019 % change on previous year | -0.1066 % change on previous year | -0.0688 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.047 % change on previous year | -0.1057 % change on previous year | 0.0641 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1033 % change on previous year | 0.0638 % change on previous year | 0.1236 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0772 % change on previous year | 0.0749 % change on previous year | 0.0881 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 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 Spain 2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 16 South Africa 2.23 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in World?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in World was 0.075 % 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1066 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does World rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.