Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita was 0 million t per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0 million t per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0001 million t per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 million t per person, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | million t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million t per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million t per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 million t per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0 million t per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0 million t per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0 million t per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0 million t per person | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0 million t per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million t per person | 0.0001 million t per person | 0.0001 million t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million t per person | 0.0001 million t per person | 0.0001 million t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 million t per person | 0.0001 million t per person | 0.0001 million t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million t per person | 0 million t per person | 0 million t per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 million t per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 million t per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million t per person in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.