What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in OECD?

Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in OECD was 72,286 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 OECD?

The highest recorded value was 72,286 million t in 2025.

What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in OECD?

The lowest recorded value was 369.23 million t in 1961.

How does OECD rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?

OECD ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in OECD?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this OECD 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.

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD

Name: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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OECD: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 72,286 million t in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

72,286 million t

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

1st

of 215 countries

All-time high

72,286 million t

in 2025

All-time low

369.23 million t

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2025

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD, 1961–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in OECD is 72,286 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in OECD peaked at 72,286 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 369.23 million t, in 1961.

OECD ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD, 1961 to 2025.
Year	million t	Change
1961	369.23 million t	—
1962	392.02 million t	+6.2%
1963	414.81 million t	+5.8%
1964	437.6 million t	+5.5%
1965	460.38 million t	+5.2%
1966	483.17 million t	+5.0%
1967	505.96 million t	+4.7%
1968	528.75 million t	+4.5%
1969	551.54 million t	+4.3%
1970	574.33 million t	+4.1%
1971	597.12 million t	+4.0%
1972	605.71 million t	+1.4%
1973	614.3 million t	+1.4%
1974	622.9 million t	+1.4%
1975	631.49 million t	+1.4%
1976	640.08 million t	+1.4%
1977	648.68 million t	+1.3%
1978	657.27 million t	+1.3%
1979	665.86 million t	+1.3%
1980	674.46 million t	+1.3%
1981	683.05 million t	+1.3%
1982	685.35 million t	+0.3%
1983	687.65 million t	+0.3%
1984	689.94 million t	+0.3%
1985	692.24 million t	+0.3%
1986	694.54 million t	+0.3%
1987	698.3 million t	+0.5%
1988	702.06 million t	+0.5%
1989	705.83 million t	+0.5%
1990	60,863 million t	+8522.9%
1991	61,170 million t	+0.5%
1992	61,924 million t	+1.2%
1993	62,748 million t	+1.3%
1994	63,061 million t	+0.5%
1995	63,374 million t	+0.5%
1996	63,687 million t	+0.5%
1997	64,117 million t	+0.7%
1998	64,434 million t	+0.5%
1999	64,751 million t	+0.5%
2000	65,068 million t	+0.5%
2001	65,429 million t	+0.6%
2002	65,789 million t	+0.6%
2003	66,149 million t	+0.5%
2004	66,509 million t	+0.5%
2005	66,869 million t	+0.5%
2006	67,229 million t	+0.5%
2007	67,589 million t	+0.5%
2008	67,949 million t	+0.5%
2009	68,309 million t	+0.5%
2010	68,669 million t	+0.5%
2011	69,062 million t	+0.6%
2012	69,455 million t	+0.6%
2013	69,848 million t	+0.6%
2014	70,241 million t	+0.6%
2015	70,634 million t	+0.6%
2016	70,842 million t	+0.3%
2017	71,050 million t	+0.3%
2018	71,258 million t	+0.3%
2019	71,466 million t	+0.3%
2020	71,674 million t	+0.3%
2021	71,796 million t	+0.2%
2022	71,919 million t	+0.2%
2023	72,041 million t	+0.2%
2024	72,164 million t	+0.2%
2025	72,286 million t	+0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	460.38 million t	369.23 million t	551.54 million t	9
1970s	625.77 million t	574.33 million t	665.86 million t	10
1980s	691.34 million t	674.46 million t	705.83 million t	10
1990s	63,013 million t	60,863 million t	64,751 million t	10
2000s	66,689 million t	65,068 million t	68,309 million t	10
2010s	70,253 million t	68,669 million t	71,466 million t	10
2020s	71,980 million t	71,674 million t	72,286 million t	6

Countries ranked near OECD

2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
4 Canada 20,007 million t compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

More climate change data for OECD

Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)

All data for OECD →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in OECD?: Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in OECD was 72,286 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 OECD?: The highest recorded value was 72,286 million t in 2025.
What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in OECD?: The lowest recorded value was 369.23 million t in 1961.
How does OECD rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?: OECD ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in OECD?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this OECD 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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.