Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Northern America
Northern America: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 43,019 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 43,019 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Northern America peaked at 43,019 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,129 million t, in 1990.
That places Northern America 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Northern America, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,129 million t | — |
| 1991 | 37,325 million t | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 37,522 million t | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 37,718 million t | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 37,915 million t | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 38,112 million t | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 38,308 million t | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 38,505 million t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 38,701 million t | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 38,898 million t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39,095 million t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 39,267 million t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 39,439 million t | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 39,611 million t | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 39,784 million t | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 39,956 million t | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 40,128 million t | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 40,300 million t | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 40,473 million t | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 40,645 million t | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40,817 million t | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 41,034 million t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41,250 million t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41,466 million t | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41,683 million t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 41,899 million t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42,045 million t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 42,192 million t | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42,338 million t | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 42,484 million t | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 42,630 million t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 42,708 million t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42,786 million t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42,864 million t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42,942 million t | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 43,019 million t | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,013 million t | 37,129 million t | 38,898 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,870 million t | 39,095 million t | 40,645 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,721 million t | 40,817 million t | 42,484 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,825 million t | 42,630 million t | 43,019 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Northern America?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Northern America was 43,019 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 43,019 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,129 million t in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.