Australia vs Europe: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Australia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 59,214 million t against 9,759 million t in Australia, a difference of 49,455 million t.
That makes Europe's figure about 6.1 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Europe ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,904 million t | 46,704 million t | 36,800 million t | Europe |
| 2000s | 9,765 million t | 51,111 million t | 41,346 million t | Europe |
| 2010s | 9,707 million t | 55,403 million t | 45,696 million t | Europe |
| 2020s | 9,749 million t | 58,228 million t | 48,479 million t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Australia or Europe?
- Europe, at 59,214 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 Europe?
- 49,455 million t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Europe rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Australia ranks 9th and Europe 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
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.