Madagascar vs Republic of Korea: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Madagascar
684.73 million t
in 2025
Republic of Korea
611.21 million t
in 2025
Madagascar rank
49th
Republic of Korea rank
52nd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Madagascar
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 684.73 million t against 611.21 million t in Republic of Korea, a difference of 73.52 million t.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 52nd of 215 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1,231 million t 186.78 million t 1,044 million t Madagascar
2000s 1,019 million t 324.15 million t 694.83 million t Madagascar
2010s 827.6 million t 475.6 million t 351.99 million t Madagascar
2020s 719.72 million t 579.95 million t 139.77 million t Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Madagascar or Republic of Korea?
Madagascar, at 684.73 million t against 611.21 million t in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Madagascar and Republic of Korea?
73.52 million t, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Republic of Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Republic of Korea rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Madagascar ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 52nd 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

Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Unit
million t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
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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.