Australia vs Congo: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita
Australia
0.0048 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Congo
0.0034 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Australia rank
7th
Congo rank
10th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0048 1000 ha per person against 0.0034 1000 ha per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0014 1000 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Congo ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita, Australia or Congo?
- Australia, at 0.0048 1000 ha per person against 0.0034 1000 ha per person in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita between Australia and Congo?
- 0.0014 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Congo rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 7th and Congo ranks 10th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.