Malawi vs Uruguay: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Malawi
93.25 million t
in 2025
Uruguay
108.04 million t
in 2025
Malawi rank
128th
Uruguay rank
125th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Malawi
  • Uruguay
5075100125150199020072025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 108.04 million t against 93.25 million t in Malawi, a difference of 14.79 million t.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 128th and Uruguay ranks 125th of 249 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 152.06 million t 58.6 million t 93.46 million t Malawi
2000s 132.77 million t 79.24 million t 53.53 million t Malawi
2010s 113.49 million t 101.47 million t 12.03 million t Malawi
2020s 98.07 million t 106.51 million t 8.44 million t Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Malawi or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 108.04 million t against 93.25 million t in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Malawi and Uruguay?
14.79 million t, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Uruguay rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Malawi ranks 128th and Uruguay ranks 125th of 249 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
281 places, 9,788 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.