Canada vs United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 23,013 million t against 20,007 million t in Canada, a difference of 3,006 million t.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,045 million t | 16,968 million t | 4,077 million t | Canada |
| 2000s | 20,676 million t | 19,194 million t | 1,482 million t | Canada |
| 2010s | 20,292 million t | 21,428 million t | 1,136 million t | United States |
| 2020s | 20,077 million t | 22,748 million t | 2,671 million t | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 23,013 million t against 20,007 million t in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Canada and United States?
- 3,006 million t, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Canada ranks 7th 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.
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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.