Central America vs South Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Central America
0.0054 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
2.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Central America rank
16th
South Africa rank
16th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Central America
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.23 % change on previous year against 0.0054 % change on previous year in Central America, a difference of 2.22 % change on previous year.
That makes South Africa's figure about 415.4 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Central America ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 16th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.532 % change on previous year | 0.4692 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1812 % change on previous year | 0.4517 % change on previous year | 0.2705 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.0384 % change on previous year | -0.3199 % change on previous year | 0.2815 % change on previous year | Central America |
| 2020s | -0.0901 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate, Central America or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.23 % change on previous year against 0.0054 % change on previous year in Central America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Central America and South Africa?
- 2.22 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Central America and South Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 16th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.