Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Japan
Japan: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 2,050 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,050 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Japan peaked at 2,050 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,159 million t, in 1990.
Japan ranks 25th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,159 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1,181 million t | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1,203 million t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,226 million t | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,248 million t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1,270 million t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,292 million t | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,314 million t | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,337 million t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,359 million t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,381 million t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,425 million t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,468 million t | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,512 million t | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,555 million t | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,599 million t | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,643 million t | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,686 million t | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,730 million t | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,773 million t | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,817 million t | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,838 million t | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,859 million t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,880 million t | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,901 million t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,922 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,940 million t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,957 million t | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,975 million t | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,992 million t | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,010 million t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2,018 million t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,026 million t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,034 million t | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,042 million t | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2,050 million t | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,259 million t | 1,159 million t | 1,359 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,577 million t | 1,381 million t | 1,773 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,908 million t | 1,817 million t | 1,992 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,030 million t | 2,010 million t | 2,050 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 305.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,462 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 252.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Japan?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Japan was 2,050 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,050 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,159 million t in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.