Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Spain
Spain: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 935.85 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Spain, 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 Spain is 935.85 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Spain peaked at 935.85 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 369.23 million t, in 1961.
That places Spain 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Spain, 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 | 709.59 million t | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 713.35 million t | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 712.99 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 712.63 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 712.27 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 711.91 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 711.55 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 828.2 million t | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 832.03 million t | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 835.86 million t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 839.69 million t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 843.55 million t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 847.4 million t | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 851.26 million t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 855.11 million t | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 858.97 million t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 862.83 million t | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 866.68 million t | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 870.54 million t | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 874.39 million t | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 878.25 million t | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 882.03 million t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 885.82 million t | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 889.6 million t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 893.39 million t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 897.17 million t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 884.49 million t | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 871.81 million t | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 859.14 million t | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 846.46 million t | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 833.78 million t | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 854.19 million t | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 874.61 million t | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 895.02 million t | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 915.44 million t | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 935.85 million t | +2.2% |
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 | 748.04 million t | 709.59 million t | 835.86 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 857.04 million t | 839.69 million t | 874.39 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 878.82 million t | 846.46 million t | 897.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 884.82 million t | 833.78 million t | 935.85 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Spain
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 58.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Spain?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Spain was 935.85 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 935.85 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 369.23 million t in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.