Finland vs Western Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest)
Finland
100 % change on previous year
in 2021
Western Africa
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Western Africa rank
1st
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) over time
- Finland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Finland currently reports 100 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 100 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Western Africa ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Western Africa ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | 4.19 % change on previous year | -0.3514 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | Finland |
| 2010s | -11.75 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 13.13 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 50 % change on previous year | -23.71 % change on previous year | 73.71 % change on previous year | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest), Finland or Western Africa?
- Finland, at 100 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest) between Finland and Western Africa?
- 100 % change on previous year, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Western Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Finland and Western Africa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest)?
- Finland ranks 1st and Western Africa ranks 1st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.