Australia and New Zealand vs United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 23,013 million t against 11,290 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 11,723 million t.
That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 249 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,284 million t | 16,968 million t | 5,683 million t | United States |
| 2000s | 11,202 million t | 19,194 million t | 7,992 million t | United States |
| 2010s | 11,201 million t | 21,428 million t | 10,228 million t | United States |
| 2020s | 11,274 million t | 22,748 million t | 11,473 million t | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 23,013 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 United States?
- 11,723 million t, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and United States rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th 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
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.