Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Australia and New Zealand
11,290 million t
in 2025
Canada
20,007 million t
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Canada rank
4th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Canada
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 20,007 million t against 11,290 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 8,717 million t.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.8 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 11,284 million t 21,045 million t 9,761 million t Canada
2000s 11,202 million t 20,676 million t 9,474 million t Canada
2010s 11,201 million t 20,292 million t 9,092 million t Canada
2020s 11,274 million t 20,077 million t 8,803 million t Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Australia and New Zealand or Canada?
Canada, at 20,007 million t against 11,290 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
8,717 million t, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Canada rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Canada ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Unit
million t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.