Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 557.54 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean stood at 557.54 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Caribbean peaked at 561.09 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 455.87 million t, in 1990.
That places Caribbean 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 455.87 million t | — |
| 1991 | 458.38 million t | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 460.89 million t | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 463.4 million t | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 465.9 million t | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 468.41 million t | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 470.92 million t | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 473.43 million t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 475.94 million t | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 478.45 million t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 480.96 million t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 487.27 million t | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 493.58 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 499.88 million t | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 506.19 million t | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 512.5 million t | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 518.81 million t | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 525.12 million t | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 531.43 million t | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 537.74 million t | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 544.05 million t | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 545.42 million t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 546.8 million t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 548.17 million t | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 549.55 million t | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 550.92 million t | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 552.96 million t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 554.99 million t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 557.02 million t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 559.05 million t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 561.09 million t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 560.38 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 559.67 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 558.96 million t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 558.25 million t | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 557.54 million t | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 467.16 million t | 455.87 million t | 478.45 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 509.35 million t | 480.96 million t | 537.74 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 550.89 million t | 544.05 million t | 559.05 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 559.32 million t | 557.54 million t | 561.09 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 25 Japan 2,050 million t compare
- 26 Mexico 2,040 million t compare
- 27 French Guiana 1,716 million t compare
- 28 New Zealand 1,531 million t compare
- 29 Botswana 1,469 million t compare
- 30 France 1,421 million t compare
- 31 Mozambique 1,420 million t compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 133.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Caribbean?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Caribbean was 557.54 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 561.09 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 455.87 million t in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.