Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Americas
Americas: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 140,812 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Americas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Americas stood at 140,812 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Americas peaked at 148,564 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 140,812 million t, in 2025.
That places Americas 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Americas, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 148,564 million t | — |
| 1991 | 148,188 million t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 147,812 million t | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 147,435 million t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 147,059 million t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 146,683 million t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 146,307 million t | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 145,931 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 145,555 million t | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 145,179 million t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 144,803 million t | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 144,602 million t | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 144,401 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 144,200 million t | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 143,999 million t | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 143,798 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 143,597 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 143,396 million t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 143,195 million t | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 142,994 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 142,794 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 142,838 million t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 142,882 million t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 142,927 million t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 142,971 million t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 143,016 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 142,847 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 142,678 million t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 142,509 million t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 142,340 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 142,171 million t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 141,899 million t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 141,627 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 141,355 million t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 141,083 million t | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 140,812 million t | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,871 million t | 145,179 million t | 148,564 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,898 million t | 142,994 million t | 144,803 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,780 million t | 142,340 million t | 143,016 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,491 million t | 140,812 million t | 142,171 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 OECD 72,286 million t compare
- 2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 4 Canada 20,007 million t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 11,290 million t compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Americas?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Americas was 140,812 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 148,564 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,812 million t in 2025.
- How does Americas rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.