Canada vs China: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 20,007 million t against 10,126 million t in China, a difference of 9,881 million t.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and China ranks 10th of 249 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,045 million t | 5,428 million t | 15,617 million t | Canada |
| 2000s | 20,676 million t | 6,364 million t | 14,312 million t | Canada |
| 2010s | 20,292 million t | 7,774 million t | 12,519 million t | Canada |
| 2020s | 20,077 million t | 9,554 million t | 10,523 million t | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 20,007 million t against 10,126 million t in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Canada and China?
- 9,881 million t, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Canada ranks 7th and China ranks 10th 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.