Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,777 million t against 3,016 million t in Congo, a difference of 761 million t.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 249 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,064 million t | 3,831 million t | 767.51 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3,047 million t | 3,807 million t | 759.75 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3,025 million t | 3,789 million t | 764.74 million t | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3,011 million t | 3,778 million t | 767.25 million t | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3,777 million t against 3,016 million t in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 761 million t, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Congo ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd 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.