Japan vs Northern Europe: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Japan
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 3,673 million t against 2,050 million t in Japan, a difference of 1,623 million t.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,259 million t | 2,786 million t | 1,527 million t | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 1,577 million t | 3,194 million t | 1,617 million t | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 1,908 million t | 3,539 million t | 1,631 million t | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 2,030 million t | 3,670 million t | 1,640 million t | Northern Europe |
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 Europe?
- Northern Europe, at 3,673 million t against 2,050 million t in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Japan and Northern Europe?
- 1,623 million t, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Northern Europe rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Japan ranks 25th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd 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.