Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Indonesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Indonesia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 20,766 million t against 11,152 million t in Indonesia, a difference of 9,614 million t.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.9 times Indonesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 21 countries.
Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,498 million t | 11,970 million t | 11,528 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 22,491 million t | 10,669 million t | 11,822 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 21,370 million t | 10,901 million t | 10,470 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 20,871 million t | 11,128 million t | 9,743 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Indonesia?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 20,766 million t against 11,152 million t in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia?
- 9,614 million t, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th 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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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.