Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in World
World: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 313,534 million t in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in World, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
World recorded 313,534 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in World peaked at 313,534 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 369.23 million t, in 1961.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in World, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 369.23 million t | — |
| 1962 | 392.02 million t | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 414.81 million t | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 437.6 million t | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 460.38 million t | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 483.17 million t | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 505.96 million t | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 528.75 million t | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 551.54 million t | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 574.33 million t | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 597.12 million t | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 605.71 million t | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 614.3 million t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 622.9 million t | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 631.49 million t | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 640.08 million t | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 648.68 million t | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 657.27 million t | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 665.86 million t | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 674.46 million t | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 683.05 million t | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 685.35 million t | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 687.65 million t | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 689.94 million t | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 692.24 million t | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 694.54 million t | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 698.3 million t | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 702.06 million t | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 705.83 million t | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 310,266 million t | +43857.6% |
| 1991 | 309,941 million t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 309,612 million t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 309,282 million t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 308,953 million t | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 308,624 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 308,295 million t | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 308,083 million t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 307,758 million t | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 307,433 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 307,108 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 307,305 million t | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 307,502 million t | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 307,699 million t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 307,896 million t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 308,093 million t | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 308,290 million t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 308,487 million t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 308,684 million t | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 308,881 million t | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 309,078 million t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 309,460 million t | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 309,841 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 310,223 million t | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 310,605 million t | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 310,987 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 311,261 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 311,536 million t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 311,811 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 312,085 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 312,360 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 312,595 million t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 312,829 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 313,064 million t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 313,299 million t | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 313,534 million t | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 460.38 million t | 369.23 million t | 551.54 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 625.77 million t | 574.33 million t | 665.86 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 691.34 million t | 674.46 million t | 705.83 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 308,825 million t | 307,433 million t | 310,266 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,994 million t | 307,108 million t | 308,881 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 310,689 million t | 309,078 million t | 312,085 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,947 million t | 312,360 million t | 313,534 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in World?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in World was 313,534 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 313,534 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 369.23 million t in 1961.
- How does World rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.