Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0088 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0083 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.0088 million t per square kilometre against 0.0083 million t per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0005 million t per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.009 million t per square kilometre | 0.0085 million t per square kilometre | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0089 million t per square kilometre | 0.0084 million t per square kilometre | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0089 million t per square kilometre | 0.0084 million t per square kilometre | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0088 million t per square kilometre | 0.0083 million t per square kilometre | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | Congo |
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, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Congo, at 0.0088 million t per square kilometre against 0.0083 million t per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0005 million t per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.