Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 20,247 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
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 South-Eastern Asia is 20,247 million t, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 22,864 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,822 million t, in 2000.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,864 million t | — |
| 1991 | 22,560 million t | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 22,255 million t | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 21,951 million t | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 21,647 million t | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 21,343 million t | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 21,038 million t | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 20,734 million t | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 20,430 million t | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 20,126 million t | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 19,822 million t | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 19,850 million t | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 19,878 million t | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19,907 million t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 19,935 million t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19,964 million t | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19,992 million t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20,020 million t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20,049 million t | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20,077 million t | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,105 million t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 20,091 million t | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 20,076 million t | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20,062 million t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 20,047 million t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20,033 million t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20,114 million t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20,195 million t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20,277 million t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20,358 million t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20,439 million t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 20,401 million t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 20,362 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20,324 million t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 20,285 million t | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 20,247 million t | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,495 million t | 20,126 million t | 22,864 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,949 million t | 19,822 million t | 20,077 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,136 million t | 20,033 million t | 20,358 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,343 million t | 20,247 million t | 20,439 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
- 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 777.07 million t compare
- 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 670.12 million t compare
- 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
- 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
- 17 India 3,327 million t compare
More climate change data for South-Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 257,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 76,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 180,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 289.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6,453 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 314,811 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,048 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 251.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8,859 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in South-Eastern Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in South-Eastern Asia was 20,247 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,864 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,822 million t in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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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.