Italy vs Middle Africa: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2

Italy
53,504 kt
in 2025
Middle Africa
294,631 kt
in 2025
Italy rank
10th
Middle Africa rank
8th

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

  • Italy
  • Middle Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 294,631 kt against 53,504 kt in Italy, a difference of 241,127 kt.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 5.5 times Italy's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 10th and Middle Africa ranks 8th of 243 countries.

Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -35,317 kt 465,300 kt 500,617 kt Middle Africa
2000s -35,489 kt 479,457 kt 514,946 kt Middle Africa
2010s -20,574 kt 523,108 kt 543,681 kt Middle Africa
2020s 40,771 kt 303,333 kt 262,562 kt Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Italy or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 294,631 kt against 53,504 kt in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Italy and Middle Africa?
241,127 kt, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Middle Africa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Italy ranks 10th and Middle Africa ranks 8th 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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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).