Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 38,777 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa stood at 38,777 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Middle Africa peaked at 43,150 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38,777 million t, in 2025.
That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43,150 million t | — |
| 1991 | 43,023 million t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 42,896 million t | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 42,769 million t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 42,643 million t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 42,516 million t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 42,389 million t | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 42,262 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 42,135 million t | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 42,008 million t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 41,881 million t | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 41,750 million t | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41,619 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 41,488 million t | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 41,356 million t | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 41,225 million t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41,094 million t | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 40,963 million t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 40,832 million t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 40,700 million t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40,569 million t | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 40,386 million t | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 40,202 million t | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 40,019 million t | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 39,836 million t | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39,652 million t | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 39,558 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39,463 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 39,368 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 39,274 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 39,179 million t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 39,099 million t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 39,018 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 38,938 million t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 38,858 million t | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 38,777 million t | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,579 million t | 42,008 million t | 43,150 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,291 million t | 40,700 million t | 41,881 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,833 million t | 39,274 million t | 40,569 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,978 million t | 38,777 million t | 39,179 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Middle Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Middle Africa was 38,777 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43,150 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,777 million t in 2025.
- How does Middle Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.