Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Russian Federation: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 44,584 million t against 20,766 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 23,818 million t.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 2.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 21 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,397 million t | 36,111 million t | 12,714 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 22,491 million t | 38,837 million t | 16,346 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 21,370 million t | 41,706 million t | 20,335 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 20,871 million t | 43,800 million t | 22,929 million t | Russian Federation |
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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 44,584 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 Russian Federation?
- 23,818 million t, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russian Federation?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russian Federation rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Russian Federation ranks 3rd 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.