Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Central America
Central America: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 3,913 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Central America, 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 Central America is 3,913 million t, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Central America peaked at 4,070 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,858 million t, in 2000.
Central America ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Central America, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,070 million t | — |
| 1991 | 4,049 million t | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 4,027 million t | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 4,006 million t | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3,985 million t | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3,964 million t | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3,943 million t | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3,921 million t | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3,900 million t | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3,879 million t | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,858 million t | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3,868 million t | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,878 million t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,889 million t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,899 million t | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,909 million t | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,919 million t | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,929 million t | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,940 million t | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,950 million t | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,960 million t | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,973 million t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,985 million t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,998 million t | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,011 million t | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,024 million t | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,001 million t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,979 million t | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,957 million t | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,934 million t | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,912 million t | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,912 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,912 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,913 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,913 million t | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,913 million t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,974 million t | 3,879 million t | 4,070 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,904 million t | 3,858 million t | 3,950 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,982 million t | 3,934 million t | 4,024 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,913 million t | 3,912 million t | 3,913 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More climate change data for Central America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Central America?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Central America was 3,913 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,070 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,858 million t in 2000.
- How does Central America rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America 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.