Madagascar vs Melanesia: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Madagascar
51,311 kt
in 2025
Melanesia
630.67 kt
in 2025
Madagascar rank
9th
Melanesia rank
9th
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Madagascar
- Melanesia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 51,311 kt against 630.67 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 50,680 kt.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 81.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 223 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,096 kt | 6,857 kt | 74,239 kt | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 74,466 kt | 7,279 kt | 67,187 kt | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 59,797 kt | 2,654 kt | 57,143 kt | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 49,308 kt | 1,809 kt | 47,499 kt | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Madagascar or Melanesia?
- Madagascar, at 51,311 kt against 630.67 kt in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Madagascar and Melanesia?
- 50,680 kt, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Melanesia rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 9th 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
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).