Brazil vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Brazil
905,806 kt
in 2025
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
828,964 kt
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
4th

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Brazil
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M199020072025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 905,806 kt against 828,964 kt in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 76,842 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

Brazil ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.51 million kt 1.11 million kt 393,690 kt Brazil
2000s 1.04 million kt 978,745 kt 62,599 kt Brazil
2010s 506,179 kt 1.19 million kt 681,389 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 865,849 kt 853,802 kt 12,047 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Brazil or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Brazil, at 905,806 kt against 828,964 kt in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Brazil and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
76,842 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Brazil ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 223 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).