Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Germany
Germany: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1,189 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1,189 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Germany peaked at 1,190 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 871.45 million t, in 1990.
Germany ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 871.45 million t | — |
| 1991 | 888.16 million t | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 904.87 million t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 921.58 million t | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 938.29 million t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 955 million t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 971.71 million t | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 988.42 million t | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,005 million t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,022 million t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,039 million t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,046 million t | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,054 million t | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,062 million t | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,069 million t | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,077 million t | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,085 million t | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,092 million t | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,100 million t | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,108 million t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,115 million t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,130 million t | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,145 million t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,160 million t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,175 million t | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,190 million t | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,190 million t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,190 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,190 million t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,190 million t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,190 million t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,190 million t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,190 million t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,190 million t | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,189 million t | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,189 million t | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 946.65 million t | 871.45 million t | 1,022 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,073 million t | 1,039 million t | 1,108 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,168 million t | 1,115 million t | 1,190 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,190 million t | 1,189 million t | 1,190 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Germany?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Germany was 1,189 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,190 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 871.45 million t in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.