Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Polynesia

Polynesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 26.08 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
26.08 million t
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
37th
of 47 regions
All-time high
26.32 million t
in 2000
All-time low
26.08 million t
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

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

01020301990200720251990: 26.2 million t1991: 26.2 million t1992: 26.2 million t1993: 26.2 million t1994: 26.2 million t1995: 26.3 million t1996: 26.3 million t1997: 26.3 million t1998: 26.3 million t1999: 26.3 million t2000: 26.3 million t2001: 26.3 million t2002: 26.3 million t2003: 26.3 million t2004: 26.3 million t2005: 26.3 million t2006: 26.3 million t2007: 26.3 million t2008: 26.3 million t2009: 26.3 million t2010: 26.3 million t2011: 26.3 million t2012: 26.3 million t2013: 26.2 million t2014: 26.2 million t2015: 26.2 million t2016: 26.2 million t2017: 26.2 million t2018: 26.2 million t2019: 26.1 million t2020: 26.1 million t2021: 26.1 million t2022: 26.1 million t2023: 26.1 million t2024: 26.1 million t2025: 26.1 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 Polynesia stood at 26.08 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Polynesia peaked at 26.32 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.08 million t, in 2025.

Polynesia ranks 37th of 47 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.26 million t 26.2 million t 26.31 million t 10
2000s 26.31 million t 26.29 million t 26.32 million t 10
2010s 26.22 million t 26.15 million t 26.28 million t 10
2020s 26.11 million t 26.08 million t 26.13 million t 6

Countries ranked near Polynesia

  1. 34 Sweden 1,325 million t compare
  2. 35 Nigeria 1,316 million t compare
  3. 36 Zimbabwe 1,243 million t compare
  4. 37 Zambia 1,239 million t compare
  5. 38 Germany 1,189 million t compare
  6. 39 Angola 1,093 million t compare
  7. 40 Philippines 1,060 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Polynesia?
Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Polynesia was 26.08 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 Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 26.32 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.08 million t in 2025.
How does Polynesia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Polynesia ranks 37th out of 47 regions with data for 2025.
Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Polynesia 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.