Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 46,150 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 46,150 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 53,992 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46,150 million t, in 2025.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53,992 million t | — |
| 1991 | 53,760 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 53,616 million t | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 53,384 million t | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53,153 million t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52,921 million t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 52,690 million t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 52,458 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 52,227 million t | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 51,995 million t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 51,764 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 51,529 million t | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 51,294 million t | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 51,059 million t | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 50,824 million t | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 50,589 million t | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 50,354 million t | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 50,119 million t | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 49,884 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 49,649 million t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 49,414 million t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 49,122 million t | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 48,830 million t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 48,538 million t | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 48,245 million t | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 47,953 million t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 47,745 million t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47,538 million t | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47,330 million t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47,122 million t | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 46,914 million t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 46,761 million t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 46,609 million t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46,456 million t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46,303 million t | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 46,150 million t | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,020 million t | 51,995 million t | 53,992 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,706 million t | 49,649 million t | 51,764 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,184 million t | 47,122 million t | 49,414 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,532 million t | 46,150 million t | 46,914 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 7 China 10,126 million t compare
- 7 China, mainland 10,126 million t compare
- 7 Melanesia 4,516 million t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,806 million t compare
- 9 Australia 9,759 million t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 1,493 million t compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 993.34 million t compare
- 10 Peru 7,827 million t compare
- 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 888.46 million t compare
- 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 777.07 million t compare
- 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 670.12 million t compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 46,150 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 53,992 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,150 million t in 2025.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.