French Polynesia vs Switzerland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre

French Polynesia
0.0037 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0038 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
54th
Switzerland rank
53rd

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Switzerland
00.0010.0020.0030.004199020062023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0038 million t per square kilometre against 0.0037 million t per square kilometre in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0001 million t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0035 million t per square kilometre 0.0034 million t per square kilometre 0.0001 million t per square kilometre French Polynesia
2000s 0.0037 million t per square kilometre 0.0036 million t per square kilometre 0.0001 million t per square kilometre French Polynesia
2010s 0.0037 million t per square kilometre 0.0038 million t per square kilometre 0 million t per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.0037 million t per square kilometre 0.0038 million t per square kilometre 0 million t per square kilometre Switzerland

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, French Polynesia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0038 million t per square kilometre against 0.0037 million t per square kilometre in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre between French Polynesia and Switzerland?
0.0001 million t per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Switzerland rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
French Polynesia ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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.