Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD
OECD: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 72,286 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
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, 60,863 million t, in 1990.
OECD ranks 1st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD, year by year
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +8522.9% | 705.83 million t | 60,863 million t |
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
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
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 60,863 million t in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 249 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 rising.
- 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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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.