China vs Indonesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 11,152 million t against 10,126 million t in China, a difference of 1,026 million t.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 249 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,428 million t | 11,970 million t | 6,542 million t | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 6,364 million t | 10,669 million t | 4,305 million t | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 7,774 million t | 10,901 million t | 3,127 million t | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 9,554 million t | 11,128 million t | 1,574 million t | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, China or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 11,152 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 Indonesia?
- 1,026 million t, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- China ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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.