Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 21.57 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Sahara, 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 Sahara stood at 21.57 million t.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Sahara peaked at 22.43 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.95 million t, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 138th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.13 million t | — |
| 1991 | 21.11 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.09 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 21.08 million t | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.06 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 21.04 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.02 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 21 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.99 million t | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.97 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 20.95 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.04 million t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 21.12 million t | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 21.21 million t | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 21.29 million t | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 21.38 million t | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 21.46 million t | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.55 million t | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.63 million t | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.72 million t | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8 million t | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.88 million t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.97 million t | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22.05 million t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.14 million t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.22 million t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.26 million t | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.3 million t | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 22.35 million t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.39 million t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.43 million t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 22.26 million t | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 22.09 million t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.91 million t | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.74 million t | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 21.57 million t | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.05 million t | 20.97 million t | 21.13 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.34 million t | 20.95 million t | 21.72 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.14 million t | 21.8 million t | 22.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 million t | 21.57 million t | 22.43 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Sahara?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Sahara was 21.57 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 Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 22.43 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.95 million t in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Western Sahara ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.