France vs New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- France
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1,531 million t against 1,421 million t in France, a difference of 110 million t.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
France ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th of 249 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,003 million t | 1,380 million t | 377.27 million t | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,136 million t | 1,436 million t | 300.17 million t | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,315 million t | 1,494 million t | 178.53 million t | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1,399 million t | 1,525 million t | 126.13 million t | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, France or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1,531 million t against 1,421 million t in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between France and New Zealand?
- 110 million t, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- France ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 34th 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.