Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 20,766 million t against 4,516 million t in Melanesia, a difference of 16,250 million t.
That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 4.6 times Melanesia'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 Melanesia ranks 7th 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 | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,498 million t | 4,554 million t | 18,943 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 22,491 million t | 4,535 million t | 17,956 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 21,370 million t | 4,524 million t | 16,846 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 20,871 million t | 4,516 million t | 16,355 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 Melanesia?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 20,766 million t against 4,516 million t in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 16,250 million t, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 7th 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.