Australia vs Kenya: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2

Australia
-14,491 kt
in 2025
Kenya
-15,869 kt
in 2025
Australia rank
224th
Kenya rank
225th

Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 over time

  • Australia
  • Kenya
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia currently reports -14,491 kt against -15,869 kt in Kenya, a difference of 1,378 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 224th and Kenya ranks 225th of 243 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 45,247 kt 10,410 kt 34,837 kt Australia
2000s 56,882 kt -4,698 kt 61,580 kt Australia
2010s -14,771 kt 1,177 kt 15,948 kt Kenya
2020s -15,510 kt -14,477 kt 1,033 kt Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Australia or Kenya?
Australia, at -14,491 kt against -15,869 kt in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Australia and Kenya?
1,378 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kenya?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Kenya rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Australia ranks 224th and Kenya ranks 225th of 243 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).