Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United States
United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 23,013 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United States, 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 United States is 23,013 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United States peaked at 23,013 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,000 million t, in 1990.
United States ranks 5th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in United States, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,000 million t | — |
| 1991 | 16,215 million t | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16,430 million t | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 16,645 million t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 16,860 million t | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 17,076 million t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 17,291 million t | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 17,506 million t | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17,721 million t | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 17,936 million t | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 18,152 million t | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 18,383 million t | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 18,615 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 18,846 million t | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 19,078 million t | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 19,310 million t | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 19,542 million t | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 19,773 million t | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 20,005 million t | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20,236 million t | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 20,468 million t | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 20,691 million t | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 20,914 million t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 21,137 million t | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 21,360 million t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 21,583 million t | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21,763 million t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21,943 million t | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22,123 million t | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 22,303 million t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 22,483 million t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 22,589 million t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22,695 million t | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22,801 million t | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22,907 million t | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 23,013 million t | +0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 23,013 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 57 million t, 403.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,968 million t | 16,000 million t | 17,936 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,194 million t | 18,152 million t | 20,236 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,428 million t | 20,468 million t | 22,303 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,748 million t | 22,483 million t | 23,013 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 2 Brazil 51,037 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 3 Russia 44,584 million t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 20,766 million t compare
- 7 Canada 20,007 million t compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 11,290 million t compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United States?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in United States was 23,013 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 23,013 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 million t in 1990.
- How does United States rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- United States ranks 5th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.