Ethiopia vs Malaysia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Ethiopia
2,380 million t
in 2025
Malaysia
2,301 million t
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
28th
Malaysia rank
29th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2,380 million t against 2,301 million t in Malaysia, a difference of 79 million t.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 2,501 million t 2,440 million t 60.96 million t Ethiopia
2000s 2,446 million t 2,270 million t 175.7 million t Ethiopia
2010s 2,392 million t 2,309 million t 82.4 million t Ethiopia
2020s 2,381 million t 2,321 million t 60.35 million t Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Ethiopia or Malaysia?
Ethiopia, at 2,380 million t against 2,301 million t in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Ethiopia and Malaysia?
79 million t, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malaysia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Malaysia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 29th 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

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
281 places, 9,788 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.