Colombia vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Colombia
6,851 million t
in 2025
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
888.46 million t
in 2025
Colombia rank
11th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
11th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Colombia
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6,851 million t against 888.46 million t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 5,963 million t.

That makes Colombia's figure about 7.7 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

Colombia ranks 11th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 7,370 million t 862.35 million t 6,508 million t Colombia
2000s 7,151 million t 888.97 million t 6,262 million t Colombia
2010s 7,022 million t 892.51 million t 6,129 million t Colombia
2020s 6,890 million t 888.46 million t 6,001 million t Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Colombia or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Colombia, at 6,851 million t against 888.46 million t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Colombia and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
5,963 million t, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Colombia ranks 11th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th 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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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
Last refreshed

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.