Cabo Verde vs New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Cabo Verde
0.29 million t
in 2025
New Zealand
1,531 million t
in 2025
Cabo Verde rank
31st
New Zealand rank
28th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • New Zealand
05001.0k1.5k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,531 million t against 0.29 million t in Cabo Verde, a difference of 1,531 million t.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 5,278.5 times Cabo Verde's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Cabo Verde ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.199 million t 1,380 million t 1,380 million t New Zealand
2000s 0.224 million t 1,436 million t 1,436 million t New Zealand
2010s 0.253 million t 1,494 million t 1,493 million t New Zealand
2020s 0.285 million t 1,525 million t 1,525 million t New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Cabo Verde or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1,531 million t against 0.29 million t in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Cabo Verde and New Zealand?
1,531 million t, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cabo Verde and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Cabo Verde ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 31 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
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
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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.