Cabo Verde vs Malaysia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Cabo Verde
-7.33 kt
in 2025
Malaysia
30,030 kt
in 2025
Cabo Verde rank
16th
Malaysia rank
16th

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

  • Cabo Verde
  • Malaysia
-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 30,030 kt against -7.33 kt in Cabo Verde, a difference of 30,037 kt.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 4,095.0 times Cabo Verde's.

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

Cabo Verde ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s -7.33 kt 78,745 kt 78,753 kt Malaysia
2000s -10.63 kt 69,416 kt 69,427 kt Malaysia
2010s -13.57 kt -59,820 kt 59,806 kt Cabo Verde
2020s -9.78 kt 29,861 kt 29,871 kt Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Cabo Verde or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 30,030 kt against -7.33 kt in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Cabo Verde and Malaysia?
30,037 kt, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Malaysia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cabo Verde and Malaysia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Cabo Verde ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 31 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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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).