Climate Change in Southern Asia 88 indicators covering climate change for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 5,339 million t 2025 up 8.4% 24th Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 100,831 1000 ha 2025 up 2.2% 22nd Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -165,266 kt 2025 down 118.7% 25th Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 31.65 1000 ha 2025 down 43.4% 26th Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 7,709 kt 2025 down 12.1% 26th Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 100,862 1000 ha 2025 up 2.2% 22nd Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -157,557 kt 2025 down 135.9% 28th Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 475,456 ha 2024 down 1.6% 22nd Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 3.87 kt 2024 down 1.9% 23rd Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 23,534 kt 2024 down 1.5% 22nd Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 70,817 ha 2024 down 0.4% 23rd Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.58 kt 2024 down 0.7% 23rd Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 2,242 kt 2024 down 0.1% 23rd Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 546,273 ha 2024 down 1.4% 24th Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.45 kt 2024 down 1.7% 24th Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 25,776 kt 2024 down 1.4% 23rd Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 48.79 million t 2024 down 9.9% 16th Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 928,049 ha 2024 down 10.6% 17th Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 112.22 kt 2024 down 9.9% 16th Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.25 kt 2024 down 9.9% 16th Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 19.29 million t 2024 down 29.6% 17th Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 382,693 ha 2024 down 29.6% 17th Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 44.36 kt 2024 down 29.6% 17th Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.05 kt 2024 down 29.6% 17th Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 6.83 million t 2024 up 66.5% 26th Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 971,073 ha 2024 up 47.5% 26th Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 15.7 kt 2024 up 66.5% 26th Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.43 kt 2024 up 66.5% 26th Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 1.58 million t 2024 up 162.9% 27th Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 326,169 ha 2024 up 170.4% 27th Grassland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.63 kt 2024 up 162.9% 27th Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3317 kt 2024 up 162.8% 27th Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) — FAO 1.39 million t 2024 up 52.8% 26th Savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 207,726 ha 2024 up 54.8% 27th Savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.2 kt 2024 up 52.8% 26th Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2925 kt 2024 up 52.8% 26th Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.47 million t 2024 down 25.7% 21st Woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 270,674 ha 2024 down 25.1% 21st Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.39 kt 2024 down 25.7% 21st Woody savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3091 kt 2024 down 25.8% 21st Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 2.86 million t 2024 down 1.0% 24th Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 478,400 ha 2024 down 3.5% 24th Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 29.50 million t 2024 up 10.2% 15th Humid tropical forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 545,356 ha 2024 up 10.2% 15th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 67.86 kt 2024 up 10.2% 15th Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.2 kt 2024 up 10.2% 15th Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 572.95 t 2024 up 0.4% 24th Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 21.46 ha 2024 up 0.4% 24th Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0013 kt 2024 unchanged 24th Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0001 kt 2024 unchanged 24th Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 2.38 million t 2024 up 294.7% 13th Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 166,482 ha 2024 up 294.7% 13th Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5.48 kt 2024 up 294.7% 13th Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.4999 kt 2024 up 294.6% 13th Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 — 7th Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 2.38 million t 2024 up 294.4% 17th Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 166,504 ha 2024 up 294.5% 16th Page 1 of 2 Next →