Australia and New Zealand vs Melanesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Melanesia
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 11,290 million t against 4,516 million t in Melanesia, a difference of 6,774 million t.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,284 million t | 4,554 million t | 6,730 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 11,202 million t | 4,535 million t | 6,666 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 11,201 million t | 4,524 million t | 6,676 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11,274 million t | 4,516 million t | 6,758 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 Melanesia?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 11,290 million t against 4,516 million t in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia?
- 6,774 million t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 7th 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
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.