Latin America and the Caribbean vs OECD: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- OECD
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 97,792 million t against 72,286 million t in OECD, a difference of 25,506 million t.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 1.4 times OECD's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America and the Caribbean | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,858 million t | 63,013 million t | 45,845 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 104,029 million t | 66,689 million t | 37,340 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 101,059 million t | 70,253 million t | 30,806 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 98,666 million t | 71,980 million t | 26,686 million t | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Latin America and the Caribbean or OECD?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 97,792 million t against 72,286 million t in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD?
- 25,506 million t, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
- 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.