Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 576.36 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 576.36 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 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Northern Africa peaked at 962.21 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 576.36 million t, in 2025.
Northern Africa ranks 27th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 923.77 million t | — |
| 1991 | 926.21 million t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 928.66 million t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 931.1 million t | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 933.54 million t | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 935.99 million t | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 938.43 million t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 940.87 million t | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 943.31 million t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 945.76 million t | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 948.2 million t | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 949.6 million t | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 951 million t | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 952.4 million t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 953.8 million t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 955.21 million t | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 956.61 million t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 958.01 million t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 959.41 million t | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 960.81 million t | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 962.21 million t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 961.46 million t | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 581.99 million t | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 581.02 million t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 580.06 million t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 579.09 million t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 592.71 million t | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 606.33 million t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 619.95 million t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 633.57 million t | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 647.19 million t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 633.02 million t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 618.86 million t | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 604.69 million t | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 590.53 million t | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 576.36 million t | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 934.76 million t | 923.77 million t | 945.76 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 954.5 million t | 948.2 million t | 960.81 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 669.84 million t | 579.09 million t | 962.21 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 611.77 million t | 576.36 million t | 647.19 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 71.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 296.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Northern Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Northern Africa was 576.36 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 962.21 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 576.36 million t in 2025.
- How does Northern Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Northern Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.