Brazil vs OECD: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Brazil
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 72,286 million t against 51,037 million t in Brazil, a difference of 21,249 million t.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 249 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,523 million t | 63,013 million t | 4,490 million t | OECD |
| 2000s | 55,049 million t | 66,689 million t | 11,640 million t | OECD |
| 2010s | 53,114 million t | 70,253 million t | 17,138 million t | OECD |
| 2020s | 51,655 million t | 71,980 million t | 20,325 million t | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Brazil or OECD?
- OECD, at 72,286 million t against 51,037 million t in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Brazil and OECD?
- 21,249 million t, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and OECD rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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.