Norway vs Southern Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest)
Norway
100 % change on previous year
in 2021
Southern Africa
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Southern Africa rank
1st
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) over time
- Norway
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Norway currently reports 100 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Southern 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 Southern Africa ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Southern Africa ranks 1st of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | -4.81 % change on previous year | -33.08 % change on previous year | 28.26 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 7.16 % change on previous year | 44.84 % change on previous year | 37.68 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 50 % change on previous year | -129.7 % change on previous year | 179.7 % change on previous year | Norway |
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), Norway or Southern Africa?
- Norway, at 100 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest) between Norway and Southern Africa?
- 100 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Southern Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Southern Africa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest)?
- Norway ranks 1st and Southern 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.