Democratic Republic of the Congo vs OECD: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Democratic Republic of the Congo
20,766 million t
in 2025
OECD
72,286 million t
in 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 72,286 million t against 20,766 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 51,520 million t.

That makes OECD's figure about 3.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 21 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 23,498 million t 63,013 million t 39,515 million t OECD
2000s 22,491 million t 66,689 million t 44,198 million t OECD
2010s 21,370 million t 70,253 million t 48,882 million t OECD
2020s 20,871 million t 71,980 million t 51,109 million t OECD

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 OECD?
OECD, at 72,286 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 OECD?
51,520 million t, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st 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.