Brazil vs Russia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Brazil
51,037 million t
in 2025
Russia
44,584 million t
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
Russia rank
3rd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Brazil
  • Russia
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 51,037 million t against 44,584 million t in Russia, a difference of 6,453 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

Brazil ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 3rd of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 58,112 million t 36,111 million t 22,001 million t Brazil
2000s 55,049 million t 38,837 million t 16,212 million t Brazil
2010s 53,114 million t 41,706 million t 11,409 million t Brazil
2020s 51,655 million t 43,800 million t 7,855 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Brazil or Russia?
Brazil, at 51,037 million t against 44,584 million t in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Brazil and Russia?
6,453 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Russia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Russia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Brazil ranks 2nd and Russia 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.