Malaysia vs Mexico: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Malaysia
2,301 million t
in 2025
Mexico
2,040 million t
in 2025
Malaysia rank
29th
Mexico rank
32nd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,301 million t against 2,040 million t in Mexico, a difference of 261 million t.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

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

Malaysia ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 32nd of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 2,472 million t 1,911 million t 561.07 million t Malaysia
2000s 2,270 million t 1,957 million t 313.62 million t Malaysia
2010s 2,309 million t 2,067 million t 242.11 million t Malaysia
2020s 2,321 million t 2,049 million t 271.52 million t Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Malaysia or Mexico?
Malaysia, at 2,301 million t against 2,040 million t in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Malaysia and Mexico?
261 million t, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Malaysia ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 32nd 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.