Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Australia
Australia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 9,759 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia is 9,759 million t, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia peaked at 9,960 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,678 million t, in 2010.
Australia ranks 9th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Australia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,960 million t | — |
| 1991 | 9,948 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 9,935 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 9,923 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9,911 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 9,898 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9,886 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9,873 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9,861 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,849 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9,836 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 9,821 million t | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9,805 million t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9,789 million t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9,773 million t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9,757 million t | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9,741 million t | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9,725 million t | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9,710 million t | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9,694 million t | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9,678 million t | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,685 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9,691 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9,698 million t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9,705 million t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9,711 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9,717 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,723 million t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,728 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,734 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9,740 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9,744 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,747 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,751 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,755 million t | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9,759 million t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,904 million t | 9,849 million t | 9,960 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,765 million t | 9,694 million t | 9,836 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,707 million t | 9,678 million t | 9,734 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,749 million t | 9,740 million t | 9,759 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Australia was 9,759 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9,960 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,678 million t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.