Japan vs New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,050 million t against 1,531 million t in New Zealand, a difference of 519 million t.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 34th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,259 million t | 1,380 million t | 121.16 million t | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,577 million t | 1,436 million t | 140.8 million t | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,908 million t | 1,494 million t | 414.65 million t | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,030 million t | 1,525 million t | 504.98 million t | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Japan or New Zealand?
- Japan, at 2,050 million t against 1,531 million t in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Japan and New Zealand?
- 519 million t, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Japan ranks 31st 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.