Guyana vs United States of America: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Guyana
5,306 million t
in 2025
United States of America
23,013 million t
in 2025
Guyana rank
13th
United States of America rank
12th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Guyana
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 23,013 million t against 5,306 million t in Guyana, a difference of 17,707 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.3 times Guyana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th of 215 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 5,366 million t 16,968 million t 11,602 million t United States of America
2000s 5,354 million t 19,194 million t 13,840 million t United States of America
2010s 5,333 million t 21,428 million t 16,095 million t United States of America
2020s 5,312 million t 22,748 million t 17,436 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Guyana or United States of America?
United States of America, at 23,013 million t against 5,306 million t in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Guyana and United States of America?
17,707 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guyana and United States of America rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Guyana ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 12th 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.