Ethiopia vs Southern Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 2,753 million t against 2,380 million t in Ethiopia, a difference of 373 million t.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,501 million t | 2,656 million t | 154.57 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 2,446 million t | 2,676 million t | 230.01 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 2,392 million t | 2,697 million t | 305.15 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 2,381 million t | 2,702 million t | 320.62 million t | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Ethiopia or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 2,753 million t against 2,380 million t in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 373 million t, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Southern Africa ranks 25th of 215 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.