Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Canada
Canada: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 20,007 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 20,007 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Canada peaked at 21,129 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20,007 million t, in 2025.
That places Canada 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Canada, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,129 million t | — |
| 1991 | 21,110 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21,092 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 21,073 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 21,055 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 21,036 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21,017 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 20,999 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20,980 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 20,962 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 20,943 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 20,884 million t | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 20,824 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 20,765 million t | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 20,705 million t | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20,646 million t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20,587 million t | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 20,527 million t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 20,468 million t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20,408 million t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20,349 million t | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 20,342 million t | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,336 million t | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,329 million t | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,323 million t | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,316 million t | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,282 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20,249 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 20,215 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20,181 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20,148 million t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,119 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 20,091 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 20,063 million t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20,035 million t | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 20,007 million t | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,045 million t | 20,962 million t | 21,129 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,676 million t | 20,408 million t | 20,943 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,292 million t | 20,181 million t | 20,349 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,077 million t | 20,007 million t | 20,148 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 OECD 72,286 million t compare
- 2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 11,290 million t compare
- 6 Indonesia 11,152 million t compare
- 7 China 10,126 million t compare
- 7 China, mainland 10,126 million t compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Canada?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Canada was 20,007 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 21,129 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,007 million t in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.