Climate Change in Asia 96 indicators covering climate change for Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land β Carbon stock in living biomass 40,792 million t 2025 up 8.5% 13th Forestland β Area β FAO TIER 1 630,029 1000 ha 2025 up 2.6% 11th Forestland β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) β FAO TIER 1 -1.22 million kt 2025 up 2.9% 31st Net Forest conversion β Area β FAO TIER 1 1,036 1000 ha 2025 down 15.4% 12th Net Forest conversion β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 271,618 kt 2025 down 15.3% 10th Carbon stock change in forests β Area β FAO TIER 1 631,064 1000 ha 2025 up 2.6% 11th Carbon stock change in forests β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -946,941 kt 2025 down 1.4% 33rd Cropland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 6.28 million ha 2024 up 2.9% 5th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 52.95 kt 2024 up 2.4% 7th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 307,514 kt 2024 up 3.0% 3rd Grassland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 1.58 million ha 2024 down 0.3% 8th Grassland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 19.32 kt 2024 down 0.5% 7th Grassland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 40,830 kt 2024 down 0.1% 7th Drained organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 7.87 million ha 2024 up 2.3% 5th Drained organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 72.26 kt 2024 up 1.6% 7th Drained organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 348,345 kt 2024 up 2.7% 4th Forest fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 198.97 million t 2024 down 35.1% 12th Forest fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 3.77 million ha 2024 down 35.0% 12th Forest fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 457.63 kt 2024 down 35.1% 12th Forest fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 41.78 kt 2024 down 35.1% 12th Other forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 67.74 million t 2024 down 30.8% 10th Other forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 1.34 million ha 2024 down 31.0% 10th Other forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 155.8 kt 2024 down 30.8% 10th Other forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 14.23 kt 2024 down 30.8% 10th Savanna fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 37.21 million t 2024 down 47.0% 19th Savanna fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 6.02 million ha 2024 down 56.5% 20th Savanna fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 85.58 kt 2024 down 47.0% 19th Savanna fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 7.81 kt 2024 down 47.0% 19th Grassland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 10.25 million t 2024 down 70.4% 18th Grassland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 2.20 million ha 2024 down 73.4% 18th Grassland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 23.58 kt 2024 down 70.4% 18th Grassland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 2.15 kt 2024 down 70.4% 18th Savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 13.00 million t 2024 down 28.3% 16th Savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 1.90 million ha 2024 down 29.3% 18th Savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 29.9 kt 2024 down 28.3% 16th Savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 2.73 kt 2024 down 28.3% 16th Woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 9.21 million t 2024 down 43.1% 15th Woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 1.58 million ha 2024 down 43.5% 16th Woody savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 21.18 kt 2024 down 43.1% 15th Woody savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 1.93 kt 2024 down 43.1% 15th Savanna and woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 22.21 million t 2024 down 35.3% 17th Savanna and woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 3.48 million ha 2024 down 36.5% 18th Humid tropical forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 131.23 million t 2024 down 37.1% 12th Humid tropical forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 2.43 million ha 2024 down 37.1% 12th Humid tropical forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 301.83 kt 2024 down 37.1% 12th Humid tropical forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 27.56 kt 2024 down 37.1% 12th Closed shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 18,873 t 2024 down 72.0% 19th Closed shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 706.84 ha 2024 down 72.0% 19th Closed shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0434 kt 2024 down 72.0% 19th Closed shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.004 kt 2024 down 71.8% 19th Open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 4.73 million t 2024 up 325.2% 11th Open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 330,668 ha 2024 up 325.2% 11th Open shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 10.88 kt 2024 up 325.2% 11th Open shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.993 kt 2024 up 325.3% 11th Fires in organic soils β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 15.11 million t 2024 down 93.8% 1st Fires in organic soils β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 43,548 ha 2024 down 93.8% 1st Fires in organic soils β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 316.67 kt 2024 down 93.8% 1st Fires in organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 25,686 kt 2024 down 93.8% 1st Closed and open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 4.75 million t 2024 up 302.5% 13th Closed and open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 331,375 ha 2024 up 312.7% 12th Page 1 of 2 Next β