Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in France
France: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1,421 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in France, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
France recorded 1,421 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in France peaked at 1,421 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 965 million t, in 1990.
That places France 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in France, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 965 million t | — |
| 1991 | 973.4 million t | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 981.8 million t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 990.2 million t | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 998.6 million t | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,007 million t | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,015 million t | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,024 million t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,032 million t | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,041 million t | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,049 million t | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,068 million t | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,088 million t | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,107 million t | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,127 million t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,146 million t | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,165 million t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,185 million t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,204 million t | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,224 million t | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,243 million t | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,261 million t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,279 million t | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,297 million t | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,315 million t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,333 million t | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,342 million t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,351 million t | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,360 million t | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,368 million t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,377 million t | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,386 million t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,394 million t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,403 million t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,412 million t | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,421 million t | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,003 million t | 965 million t | 1,041 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,136 million t | 1,049 million t | 1,224 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,315 million t | 1,243 million t | 1,368 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,399 million t | 1,377 million t | 1,421 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 27 French Guiana 1,716 million t compare
- 28 New Zealand 1,531 million t compare
- 29 Botswana 1,469 million t compare
- 31 Mozambique 1,420 million t compare
- 32 Ecuador 1,360 million t compare
- 33 Myanmar 1,352 million t compare
More climate change data for France
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in France?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in France was 1,421 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,421 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 965 million t in 1990.
- How does France rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- France ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.