Climate Change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 88 indicators covering climate change for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 43,859 million t 2025 down 4.4% 11th Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 10,792 kt 2025 up 157.2% 3rd Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 554,231 1000 ha 2025 down 5.6% 12th Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 678,495 kt 2025 down 43.5% 5th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 667,703 kt 2025 down 45.3% 7th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 557,694 1000 ha 2025 down 5.7% 12th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 3,463 1000 ha 2025 down 26.5% 6th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 187.93 kt 2024 down 29.1% 4th Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 894.91 million t 2024 down 29.1% 4th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 16.76 million ha 2024 down 29.3% 4th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,058 kt 2024 down 29.1% 4th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 161.88 million t 2024 down 40.1% 4th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 3.21 million ha 2024 down 40.1% 4th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 372.32 kt 2024 down 40.1% 4th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 33.99 kt 2024 down 40.1% 4th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.15 billion t 2024 down 0.8% 5th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 183.09 million ha 2024 down 0.2% 5th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 2,652 kt 2024 down 0.8% 5th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 242.16 kt 2024 down 0.8% 5th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 334.47 million t 2024 up 3.5% 5th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 64.39 million ha 2024 up 3.5% 5th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 769.28 kt 2024 up 3.5% 5th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 70.24 kt 2024 up 3.5% 5th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 702.66 million t 2024 down 4.5% 5th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 100.48 million ha 2024 down 4.4% 5th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,616 kt 2024 down 4.5% 5th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 147.56 kt 2024 down 4.5% 5th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 106.86 million t 2024 up 13.1% 4th Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 17.83 million ha 2024 up 13.1% 4th Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 245.78 kt 2024 up 13.1% 4th Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 22.44 kt 2024 up 13.1% 4th Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 809.52 million t 2024 down 2.5% 5th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 118.31 million ha 2024 down 2.1% 5th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.25 million ha 2024 down 1.2% 13th Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.91 million ha 2024 down 1.4% 14th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 15.47 kt 2024 down 1.6% 17th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 85,190 kt 2024 down 1.2% 13th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 22,988 kt 2024 down 1.8% 11th Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.25 kt 2024 down 1.8% 17th Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 666,653 ha 2024 down 1.8% 15th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 62,201 kt 2024 down 1.0% 12th Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.22 kt 2024 down 1.5% 15th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.6 kt 2024 down 19.6% 17th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 109,579 ha 2024 down 19.6% 17th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.57 million t 2024 down 19.6% 17th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.6 kt 2024 down 0.9% 7th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17.49 kt 2024 down 0.9% 7th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3291 kt 2024 down 19.6% 17th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 7.61 million t 2024 down 0.9% 7th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 284,880 ha 2024 down 0.9% 7th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 153.94 kt 2024 down 26.1% 4th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,686 kt 2024 down 26.1% 4th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 13.55 million ha 2024 down 26.1% 4th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 733.03 million t 2024 down 26.1% 4th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 2.06 million t 2024 up 18.2% 5th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 5,858 ha 2024 up 18.3% 5th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 43.34 kt 2024 up 18.2% 5th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 3,511 kt 2024 up 18.2% 5th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 9.17 million t 2024 down 4.7% 11th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 394,459 ha 2024 down 7.0% 11th Page 1 of 2 Next →