Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Asia
Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 40,792 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Asia recorded 40,792 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Asia peaked at 40,792 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34,353 million t, in 2000.
That places Asia 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Asia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,747 million t | — |
| 1991 | 34,645 million t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 35,160 million t | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 35,059 million t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 34,958 million t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 34,858 million t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 34,757 million t | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34,656 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 34,555 million t | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 34,454 million t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 34,353 million t | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 34,550 million t | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34,748 million t | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34,945 million t | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35,142 million t | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35,339 million t | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35,537 million t | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35,734 million t | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35,931 million t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36,128 million t | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 36,326 million t | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 36,581 million t | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 36,835 million t | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 37,090 million t | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 37,345 million t | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 37,600 million t | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 37,980 million t | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 38,360 million t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 38,740 million t | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39,121 million t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 39,501 million t | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 39,759 million t | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 40,017 million t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 40,276 million t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40,534 million t | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 40,792 million t | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,785 million t | 34,454 million t | 35,160 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,241 million t | 34,353 million t | 36,128 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,598 million t | 36,326 million t | 39,121 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,147 million t | 39,501 million t | 40,792 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 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 Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Asia was 40,792 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 40,792 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,353 million t in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.