Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 97,792 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 97,792 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 111,435 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97,792 million t, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 111,435 million t | — |
| 1991 | 110,862 million t | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 110,289 million t | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 109,717 million t | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 109,144 million t | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 108,571 million t | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 107,999 million t | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 107,426 million t | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 106,853 million t | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 106,281 million t | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 105,708 million t | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 105,335 million t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 104,962 million t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 104,588 million t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 104,215 million t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 103,842 million t | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 103,469 million t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 103,096 million t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 102,722 million t | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 102,349 million t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 101,976 million t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 101,804 million t | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 101,632 million t | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 101,460 million t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 101,288 million t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 101,117 million t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 100,801 million t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 100,486 million t | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 100,171 million t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99,855 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99,540 million t | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 99,190 million t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 98,841 million t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98,491 million t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98,142 million t | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 97,792 million t | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,858 million t | 106,281 million t | 111,435 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,029 million t | 102,349 million t | 105,708 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,059 million t | 99,855 million t | 101,976 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,666 million t | 97,792 million t | 99,540 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 1 OECD 72,286 million t compare
- 2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 4 Canada 20,007 million t compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20,766 million t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 11,290 million t compare
- 6 Indonesia 11,152 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,830 million t compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Latin America and the Caribbean was 97,792 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 111,435 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,792 million t in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.