Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Melanesia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 4,516 million t against 993.34 million t in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 3,523 million t.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 4.5 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 21 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 900.1 million t | 4,554 million t | 3,654 million t | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 965.41 million t | 4,535 million t | 3,570 million t | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 1,038 million t | 4,524 million t | 3,486 million t | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 1,000 million t | 4,516 million t | 3,516 million t | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 4,516 million t against 993.34 million t in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Melanesia?
- 3,523 million t, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Melanesia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 7th 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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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.