Democratic Republic of the Congo vs United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 23,013 million t against 20,766 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 2,247 million t.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,498 million t | 16,968 million t | 6,530 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 22,491 million t | 19,194 million t | 3,297 million t | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 21,370 million t | 21,428 million t | 58.06 million t | United States |
| 2020s | 20,871 million t | 22,748 million t | 1,877 million t | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 23,013 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 United States?
- 2,247 million t, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and United States rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th 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.