Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 97,792 million t against 20,766 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 77,026 million t.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 4.7 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd of 249 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,498 million t | 108,858 million t | 85,360 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 22,491 million t | 104,029 million t | 81,538 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 21,370 million t | 101,059 million t | 79,689 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 20,871 million t | 98,666 million t | 77,795 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 97,792 million t against 20,766 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 77,026 million t, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd 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.