Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 6,600 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Central African Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 6,600 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Central African Republic peaked at 6,796 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,600 million t, in 2025.
That places Central African Republic 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,796 million t | — |
| 1991 | 6,791 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6,786 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6,780 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,775 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6,770 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,765 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6,760 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6,755 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6,750 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6,745 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,739 million t | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,734 million t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,729 million t | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,724 million t | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,719 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,714 million t | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,709 million t | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6,704 million t | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,698 million t | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,693 million t | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6,688 million t | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,683 million t | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,678 million t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,673 million t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,668 million t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6,661 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,654 million t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,647 million t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,640 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,634 million t | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,627 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,620 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,613 million t | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,606 million t | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 6,600 million t | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,773 million t | 6,750 million t | 6,796 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,721 million t | 6,698 million t | 6,745 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,669 million t | 6,640 million t | 6,693 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,617 million t | 6,600 million t | 6,634 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 9 Australia 9,759 million t compare
- 10 Peru 7,827 million t compare
- 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 777.07 million t compare
- 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 670.12 million t compare
- 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
- 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
More climate change data for Central African Republic
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 319.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 167.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 115.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1947 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.12 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Central African Republic?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Central African Republic was 6,600 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6,796 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,600 million t in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Central African Republic ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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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.