Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Polynesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
370.63 million t
in 2025
Polynesia
26.08 million t
in 2025
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
14th
Polynesia rank
17th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Polynesia
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How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 370.63 million t against 26.08 million t in Polynesia, a difference of 344.55 million t.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 14.2 times Polynesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 21 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Polynesia Difference Ahead
1990s 351.31 million t 26.26 million t 325.05 million t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 356.69 million t 26.31 million t 330.38 million t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 364.92 million t 26.22 million t 338.7 million t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 369.27 million t 26.11 million t 343.16 million t Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Polynesia?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 370.63 million t against 26.08 million t in Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Polynesia?
344.55 million t, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Polynesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Polynesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 14th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 21 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
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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.