Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1,493 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United Republic of Tanzania, 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 Republic of Tanzania stood at 1,493 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 2,001 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,493 million t, in 2025.
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 9th of 21 countries 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 United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,001 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1,987 million t | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,973 million t | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,959 million t | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,945 million t | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,932 million t | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,918 million t | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,904 million t | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,890 million t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,876 million t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,862 million t | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,848 million t | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,835 million t | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,821 million t | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,807 million t | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,793 million t | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,779 million t | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,765 million t | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,751 million t | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,737 million t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,724 million t | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,710 million t | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,696 million t | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,682 million t | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,668 million t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,654 million t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,638 million t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,622 million t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,606 million t | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,590 million t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,574 million t | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,558 million t | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,541 million t | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,525 million t | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,509 million t | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 1,493 million t | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,938 million t | 1,876 million t | 2,001 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,800 million t | 1,737 million t | 1,862 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,659 million t | 1,590 million t | 1,724 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,533 million t | 1,493 million t | 1,574 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 6 Indonesia 11,152 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,830 million t compare
- 7 China 10,126 million t compare
- 7 China, mainland 10,126 million t compare
- 7 Melanesia 4,516 million t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,806 million t compare
- 9 Australia 9,759 million t compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 993.34 million t compare
- 10 Peru 7,827 million t compare
- 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 888.46 million t compare
- 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 777.07 million t compare
More climate change data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 254.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,564 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United Republic of Tanzania was 1,493 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 Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,001 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,493 million t in 2025.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 9th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.