Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 13,673 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia stood at 13,673 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Asia peaked at 13,673 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,163 million t, in 1990.
Eastern Asia ranks 16th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,163 million t | — |
| 1991 | 7,293 million t | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 7,422 million t | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 7,551 million t | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7,681 million t | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7,810 million t | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 7,939 million t | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 8,068 million t | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 8,198 million t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 8,327 million t | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8,456 million t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8,608 million t | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8,760 million t | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8,912 million t | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9,064 million t | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9,215 million t | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 9,367 million t | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9,519 million t | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 9,671 million t | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9,823 million t | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9,974 million t | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10,204 million t | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10,433 million t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10,663 million t | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 10,892 million t | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11,122 million t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 11,382 million t | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11,643 million t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 11,903 million t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12,164 million t | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 12,424 million t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12,674 million t | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 12,924 million t | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 13,174 million t | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 13,424 million t | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 13,673 million t | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,745 million t | 7,163 million t | 8,327 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,139 million t | 8,456 million t | 9,823 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,038 million t | 9,974 million t | 12,164 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,049 million t | 12,424 million t | 13,673 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
- 17 India 3,327 million t compare
- 18 Congo 3,016 million t compare
- 19 Cameroon 2,716 million t compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eastern Asia was 13,673 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,673 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,163 million t in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.