Brazil vs United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 51,037 million t against 23,013 million t in United States, a difference of 28,024 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 249 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,523 million t | 16,968 million t | 41,555 million t | Brazil |
| 2000s | 55,049 million t | 19,194 million t | 35,855 million t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 53,114 million t | 21,428 million t | 31,686 million t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 51,655 million t | 22,748 million t | 28,907 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 United States?
- Brazil, at 51,037 million t against 23,013 million t in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Brazil and United States?
- 28,024 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Brazil ranks 2nd 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.
Individual pages
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.