Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania

Oceania: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 15,848 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
15,848 million t
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
15,921 million t
in 1990
All-time low
15,714 million t
in 2010
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania, 1990–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720251990: 15.9k million t1991: 15.9k million t1992: 15.9k million t1993: 15.9k million t1994: 15.9k million t1995: 15.9k million t1996: 15.9k million t1997: 15.9k million t1998: 15.9k million t1999: 15.8k million t2000: 15.8k million t2001: 15.8k million t2002: 15.8k million t2003: 15.8k million t2004: 15.8k million t2005: 15.8k million t2006: 15.8k million t2007: 15.7k million t2008: 15.7k million t2009: 15.7k million t2010: 15.7k million t2011: 15.7k million t2012: 15.7k million t2013: 15.8k million t2014: 15.8k million t2015: 15.8k million t2016: 15.8k million t2017: 15.8k million t2018: 15.8k million t2019: 15.8k million t2020: 15.8k million t2021: 15.8k million t2022: 15.8k million t2023: 15.8k million t2024: 15.8k million t2025: 15.8k million t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.

Analysis

In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania stood at 15,848 million t.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania peaked at 15,921 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,714 million t, in 2010.

Oceania ranks 15th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania, 1990 to 2025.
Year million t Change
1990 15,921 million t
1991 15,912 million t -0.1%
1992 15,903 million t -0.1%
1993 15,894 million t -0.1%
1994 15,886 million t -0.1%
1995 15,877 million t -0.1%
1996 15,868 million t -0.1%
1997 15,859 million t -0.1%
1998 15,850 million t -0.1%
1999 15,842 million t -0.1%
2000 15,833 million t -0.1%
2001 15,821 million t -0.1%
2002 15,809 million t -0.1%
2003 15,797 million t -0.1%
2004 15,785 million t -0.1%
2005 15,773 million t -0.1%
2006 15,761 million t -0.1%
2007 15,750 million t -0.1%
2008 15,738 million t -0.1%
2009 15,726 million t -0.1%
2010 15,714 million t -0.1%
2011 15,727 million t +0.1%
2012 15,740 million t +0.1%
2013 15,753 million t +0.1%
2014 15,766 million t +0.1%
2015 15,779 million t +0.1%
2016 15,787 million t +0.0%
2017 15,795 million t +0.0%
2018 15,802 million t +0.0%
2019 15,810 million t +0.0%
2020 15,818 million t +0.0%
2021 15,824 million t +0.0%
2022 15,830 million t +0.0%
2023 15,836 million t +0.0%
2024 15,842 million t +0.0%
2025 15,848 million t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,881 million t 15,842 million t 15,921 million t 10
2000s 15,779 million t 15,726 million t 15,833 million t 10
2010s 15,767 million t 15,714 million t 15,810 million t 10
2020s 15,833 million t 15,818 million t 15,848 million t 6

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
  2. 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
  3. 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
  4. 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
  5. 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
  6. 17 India 3,327 million t compare
  7. 18 Congo 3,016 million t compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania?
Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Oceania was 15,848 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 Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 15,921 million t in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 15,714 million t in 2010.
How does Oceania rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Oceania ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Unit
million t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
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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.