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

Latest (2025)
935.85 million t
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
935.85 million t
in 2025
All-time low
369.23 million t
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025

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

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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

Annual values for Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Spain, 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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 41 Romania 1,049 million t compare
  2. 42 Belarus 975.8 million t compare
  3. 43 Liberia 970.81 million t compare
  4. 44 South Africa 935.85 million t compare
  5. 46 Finland 888.2 million t compare
  6. 47 Poland 877.67 million t compare

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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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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.