Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 684.73 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 684.73 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Madagascar peaked at 1,331 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 684.73 million t, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,331 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1,309 million t | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,286 million t | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,264 million t | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,242 million t | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,220 million t | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,198 million t | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,176 million t | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,154 million t | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,132 million t | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,109 million t | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,089 million t | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,069 million t | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,049 million t | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,029 million t | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,009 million t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 988.82 million t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 968.71 million t | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 948.61 million t | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 928.5 million t | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 908.39 million t | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 888.37 million t | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 868.35 million t | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 848.32 million t | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 828.3 million t | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 808.28 million t | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 797.56 million t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 786.85 million t | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 776.13 million t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 765.42 million t | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 754.7 million t | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 740.71 million t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 726.71 million t | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 712.72 million t | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 698.72 million t | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 684.73 million t | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,231 million t | 1,132 million t | 1,331 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,019 million t | 928.5 million t | 1,109 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 827.6 million t | 765.42 million t | 908.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 719.72 million t | 684.73 million t | 754.7 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 290.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Madagascar?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Madagascar was 684.73 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,331 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 684.73 million t in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Madagascar ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.