Burundi vs South Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre

Burundi
0.0008 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0007 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
143rd
South Africa rank
145th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre over time

  • Burundi
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0008 million t per square kilometre against 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 million t per square kilometre.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 143rd and South Africa ranks 145th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0006 million t per square kilometre 0.0007 million t per square kilometre 0 million t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0005 million t per square kilometre 0.0007 million t per square kilometre 0.0002 million t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0007 million t per square kilometre 0.0007 million t per square kilometre 0 million t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0008 million t per square kilometre 0.0007 million t per square kilometre 0.0001 million t per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre, Burundi or South Africa?
Burundi, at 0.0008 million t per square kilometre against 0.0007 million t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre between Burundi and South Africa?
0.0001 million t per square kilometre, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burundi and South Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 143rd and South Africa ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre
Unit
million t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 6,712 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.