Indonesia vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Indonesia
11,152 million t
in 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean
97,792 million t
in 2025
Indonesia rank
6th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
3rd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Indonesia
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 97,792 million t against 11,152 million t in Indonesia, a difference of 86,640 million t.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 8.8 times Indonesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 6th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 11,970 million t 108,858 million t 96,888 million t Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 10,669 million t 104,029 million t 93,360 million t Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 10,901 million t 101,059 million t 90,158 million t Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 11,128 million t 98,666 million t 87,538 million t Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Indonesia or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 97,792 million t against 11,152 million t in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Indonesia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
86,640 million t, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Latin America and the Caribbean?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Indonesia ranks 6th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd 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.