Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 9,612 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 9,612 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Africa peaked at 11,895 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,612 million t, in 2025.
That places Eastern Africa 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,895 million t | — |
| 1991 | 11,812 million t | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 11,729 million t | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 11,646 million t | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 11,563 million t | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,480 million t | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11,397 million t | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11,314 million t | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,232 million t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 11,149 million t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11,066 million t | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 10,995 million t | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 10,924 million t | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,853 million t | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 10,782 million t | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10,712 million t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 10,641 million t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 10,570 million t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10,499 million t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 10,428 million t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10,358 million t | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10,281 million t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 10,582 million t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10,506 million t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 10,429 million t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10,352 million t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 10,251 million t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10,149 million t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10,048 million t | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,946 million t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,845 million t | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9,798 million t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9,752 million t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,705 million t | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9,658 million t | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 9,612 million t | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,522 million t | 11,149 million t | 11,895 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,747 million t | 10,428 million t | 11,066 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,290 million t | 9,946 million t | 10,582 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,728 million t | 9,612 million t | 9,845 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Africa was 9,612 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,895 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,612 million t in 2025.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.