Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Africa
Western Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 5,149 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 5,149 million t, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Africa peaked at 7,163 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,149 million t, in 2025.
Western Africa ranks 20th of 31 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,163 million t | — |
| 1991 | 7,103 million t | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 7,043 million t | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6,983 million t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6,923 million t | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 6,863 million t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6,803 million t | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6,743 million t | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6,683 million t | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6,623 million t | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 6,563 million t | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 6,504 million t | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6,444 million t | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6,385 million t | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6,326 million t | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6,266 million t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 6,207 million t | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6,148 million t | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6,089 million t | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6,029 million t | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,970 million t | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5,896 million t | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,821 million t | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5,747 million t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5,672 million t | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 5,598 million t | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,540 million t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5,481 million t | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5,422 million t | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,364 million t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5,305 million t | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5,274 million t | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,243 million t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5,211 million t | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5,180 million t | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 5,149 million t | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,893 million t | 6,623 million t | 7,163 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,296 million t | 6,029 million t | 6,563 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,651 million t | 5,364 million t | 5,970 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,227 million t | 5,149 million t | 5,305 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Africa?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Africa was 5,149 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,163 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,149 million t in 2025.
- How does Western Africa rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Western Africa ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.