China vs South Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
China
2.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
2.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
14th
South Africa rank
16th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 2.31 % change on previous year against 2.23 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th of 249 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 % change on previous year | 0.4692 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 1.46 % change on previous year | 0.4517 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 2.6 % change on previous year | -0.3199 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 0.7613 % change on previous year | China |
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, China or South Africa?
- China, at 2.31 % change on previous year against 2.23 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between China and South Africa?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th of 249 countries.
- 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.