China vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- China
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 20,766 million t against 10,126 million t in China, a difference of 10,640 million t.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.
China ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,428 million t | 23,498 million t | 18,070 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 6,364 million t | 22,491 million t | 16,127 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 7,774 million t | 21,370 million t | 13,597 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 9,554 million t | 20,871 million t | 11,317 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, China or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 20,766 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 China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 10,640 million t, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- China ranks 7th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 215 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.