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

Australia and New Zealand
11,290 million t
in 2025
Russian Federation
44,584 million t
in 2025
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
Russian Federation rank
3rd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Russian Federation
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 44,584 million t against 11,290 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 33,294 million t.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 3.9 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 11,278 million t 36,111 million t 24,833 million t Russian Federation
2000s 11,202 million t 38,837 million t 27,636 million t Russian Federation
2010s 11,201 million t 41,706 million t 30,505 million t Russian Federation
2020s 11,274 million t 43,800 million t 32,525 million t Russian Federation

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 Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 44,584 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 Russian Federation?
33,294 million t, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Russian Federation?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 249 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
281 places, 9,788 data points, 1990–2025
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.