Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 240.7 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom stood at 240.7 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom peaked at 240.7 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 139.5 million t, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 102nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 139.5 million t | — |
| 1991 | 143.43 million t | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 147.36 million t | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 151.29 million t | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 155.22 million t | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 159.15 million t | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 163.08 million t | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 167.01 million t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 170.94 million t | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 174.87 million t | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 178.8 million t | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 182.65 million t | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 186.5 million t | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 190.35 million t | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 194.2 million t | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 198.05 million t | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 201.9 million t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 205.75 million t | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 209.6 million t | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 213.45 million t | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 217.3 million t | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 220.56 million t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 223.82 million t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 227.08 million t | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 230.34 million t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 233.6 million t | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 234.58 million t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 235.56 million t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 236.54 million t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 237.52 million t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 238.5 million t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 238.94 million t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 239.38 million t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 239.82 million t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 240.26 million t | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 240.7 million t | +0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 240.7 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 57 million t, 4.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 240.7 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 151.23 million t, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.19 million t | 139.5 million t | 174.87 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 196.12 million t | 178.8 million t | 213.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 229.69 million t | 217.3 million t | 237.52 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.6 million t | 238.5 million t | 240.7 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More climate change data for United Kingdom
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Kingdom was 240.7 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 240.7 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.5 million t in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- United Kingdom ranks 102nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.