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

Australia and New Zealand
11,290 million t
in 2025
Indonesia
11,152 million t
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
5th
Indonesia rank
6th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Indonesia
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 11,290 million t against 11,152 million t in Indonesia, a difference of 138 million t.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 11,284 million t 11,970 million t 685.05 million t Indonesia
2000s 11,202 million t 10,669 million t 532.9 million t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 11,201 million t 10,901 million t 300.05 million t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 11,274 million t 11,128 million t 146.5 million t Australia and New Zealand

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 Indonesia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 11,290 million t against 11,152 million t in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Australia and New Zealand and Indonesia?
138 million t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Indonesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Indonesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 6th 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.