Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 43,859 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 43,859 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 52,049 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43,859 million t, in 2025.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 21 regions 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52,049 million t | — |
| 1991 | 51,819 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 51,590 million t | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 51,360 million t | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 51,130 million t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 50,900 million t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 50,671 million t | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 50,441 million t | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 50,211 million t | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 49,981 million t | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 49,752 million t | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 49,528 million t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 49,305 million t | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 49,082 million t | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 48,859 million t | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 48,636 million t | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 48,413 million t | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 48,189 million t | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47,966 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 47,743 million t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 47,520 million t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 47,192 million t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46,863 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 46,535 million t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 46,206 million t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 45,878 million t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 45,660 million t | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45,443 million t | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45,225 million t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45,007 million t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 44,790 million t | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 44,604 million t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44,417 million t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44,231 million t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44,045 million t | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 43,859 million t | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,015 million t | 49,981 million t | 52,049 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,747 million t | 47,743 million t | 49,752 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,153 million t | 45,007 million t | 47,520 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,324 million t | 43,859 million t | 44,790 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 43,859 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 52,049 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,859 million t in 2025.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.