Japan vs Northern Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Japan
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,050 million t against 576.36 million t in Northern Africa, a difference of 1,474 million t.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.6 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Northern Africa ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,259 million t | 934.76 million t | 324.15 million t | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,577 million t | 954.5 million t | 622.77 million t | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,908 million t | 669.84 million t | 1,238 million t | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,030 million t | 611.77 million t | 1,418 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 Northern Africa?
- Japan, at 2,050 million t against 576.36 million t in Northern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Japan and Northern Africa?
- 1,474 million t, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Northern Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Japan ranks 25th and Northern Africa ranks 27th 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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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.