Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in China
China: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 10,126 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in China, 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 China stood at 10,126 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in China peaked at 10,126 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,997 million t, in 1990.
China ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in China, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,997 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5,093 million t | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 5,189 million t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,284 million t | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 5,380 million t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5,476 million t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 5,571 million t | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5,667 million t | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 5,763 million t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5,859 million t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5,954 million t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 6,045 million t | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6,136 million t | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6,227 million t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6,319 million t | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6,410 million t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6,501 million t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6,592 million t | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6,683 million t | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6,774 million t | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6,865 million t | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7,059 million t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7,253 million t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 7,447 million t | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7,641 million t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 7,836 million t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8,065 million t | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 8,294 million t | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 8,523 million t | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8,753 million t | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 8,982 million t | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9,211 million t | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 9,440 million t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 9,668 million t | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9,897 million t | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 10,126 million t | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,428 million t | 4,997 million t | 5,859 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,364 million t | 5,954 million t | 6,774 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,774 million t | 6,865 million t | 8,753 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,554 million t | 8,982 million t | 10,126 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in China?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in China was 10,126 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 10,126 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,997 million t in 1990.
- How does China rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- China ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.