Eastern Africa vs India: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Eastern Africa
- India
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 9,612 million t against 3,327 million t in India, a difference of 6,285 million t.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 2.9 times India's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 18th and India ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,522 million t | 2,498 million t | 9,024 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 10,747 million t | 2,840 million t | 7,907 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 10,290 million t | 2,946 million t | 7,344 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 9,728 million t | 3,222 million t | 6,507 million t | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Eastern Africa or India?
- Eastern Africa, at 9,612 million t against 3,327 million t in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Eastern Africa and India?
- 6,285 million t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Africa and India rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th and India ranks 17th of 31 groups.
- 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.