Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Asia
Western Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1,251 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 1,251 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Asia peaked at 1,251 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 580.34 million t, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 580.34 million t | — |
| 1991 | 585.46 million t | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 955.73 million t | +63.2% |
| 1993 | 962.15 million t | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 968.58 million t | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 975 million t | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 981.42 million t | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 987.84 million t | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 994.26 million t | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,001 million t | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,007 million t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,021 million t | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,035 million t | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,049 million t | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,064 million t | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,078 million t | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,092 million t | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,106 million t | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,120 million t | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,134 million t | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,148 million t | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,167 million t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,186 million t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,204 million t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,223 million t | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,242 million t | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,239 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,236 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,233 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,230 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,227 million t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,232 million t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,237 million t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,242 million t | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,247 million t | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,251 million t | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 899.15 million t | 580.34 million t | 1,001 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,071 million t | 1,007 million t | 1,134 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,211 million t | 1,148 million t | 1,242 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,239 million t | 1,227 million t | 1,251 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More climate change data for Western Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 99,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,104 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 62,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 140.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 26,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,493 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 124.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Asia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Asia was 1,251 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,251 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 580.34 million t in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Western Asia ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.