Guyana vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Guyana
5,306 million t
in 2025
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
888.46 million t
in 2025
Guyana rank
13th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
11th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Guyana
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 5,306 million t against 888.46 million t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 4,418 million t.

That makes Guyana's figure about 6.0 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 13th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 5,366 million t 862.35 million t 4,504 million t Guyana
2000s 5,354 million t 888.97 million t 4,466 million t Guyana
2010s 5,333 million t 892.51 million t 4,440 million t Guyana
2020s 5,312 million t 888.46 million t 4,423 million t Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Guyana or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Guyana, at 5,306 million t against 888.46 million t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Guyana and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
4,418 million t, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Guyana ranks 13th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th 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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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
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
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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.