Australia vs China, mainland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Australia
- China, mainland
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 10,126 million t against 9,759 million t in Australia, a difference of 367 million t.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and China, mainland ranks 10th of 249 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,904 million t | 5,428 million t | 4,477 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 9,765 million t | 6,364 million t | 3,401 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 9,707 million t | 7,774 million t | 1,933 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 9,749 million t | 9,554 million t | 195.46 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Australia or China, mainland?
- China, mainland, at 10,126 million t against 9,759 million t in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Australia and China, mainland?
- 367 million t, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China, mainland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China, mainland rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Australia ranks 12th and China, mainland ranks 10th 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.