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

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
888.46 million t
in 2025
Türkiye
670.12 million t
in 2025
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
11th
Türkiye rank
13th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Türkiye
0200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 888.46 million t against 670.12 million t in Türkiye, a difference of 218.34 million t.

That makes Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s figure about 1.3 times Türkiye's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 21 countries.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 862.35 million t 450.69 million t 411.66 million t Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s 888.97 million t 528.84 million t 360.13 million t Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s 892.51 million t 647.45 million t 245.06 million t Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2020s 888.46 million t 665.41 million t 223.05 million t Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Türkiye?
Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 888.46 million t against 670.12 million t in Türkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?
218.34 million t, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Türkiye rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 21 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.