Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 11,290 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand stood at 11,290 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 11,316 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,147 million t, in 2010.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,316 million t | — |
| 1991 | 11,309 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 11,302 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 11,295 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 11,288 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 11,281 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 11,274 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 11,267 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 11,260 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11,253 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 11,246 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 11,236 million t | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11,226 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11,216 million t | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11,207 million t | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11,197 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,187 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11,177 million t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11,167 million t | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11,157 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11,147 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 11,159 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11,172 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,184 million t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11,197 million t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11,210 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11,219 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11,229 million t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11,239 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11,249 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 11,259 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11,265 million t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,271 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,278 million t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11,284 million t | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 11,290 million t | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,284 million t | 11,253 million t | 11,316 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,202 million t | 11,157 million t | 11,246 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,201 million t | 11,147 million t | 11,249 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,274 million t | 11,259 million t | 11,290 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 4 Canada 20,007 million t compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20,766 million t compare
- 6 Indonesia 11,152 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,830 million t compare
- 7 China 10,126 million t compare
- 7 China, mainland 10,126 million t compare
- 7 Melanesia 4,516 million t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,806 million t compare
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia and New Zealand?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia and New Zealand was 11,290 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 11,316 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,147 million t in 2010.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.