Malaysia vs Southern Europe: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Malaysia
2,301 million t
in 2025
Southern Europe
2,761 million t
in 2025
Malaysia rank
23rd
Southern Europe rank
24th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Malaysia
  • Southern Europe
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k196119932025

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 2,761 million t against 2,301 million t in Malaysia, a difference of 460 million t.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 24th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Southern Europe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 2,472 million t 2,124 million t 347.72 million t Malaysia
2000s 2,270 million t 2,440 million t 169.74 million t Southern Europe
2010s 2,309 million t 2,648 million t 338.6 million t Southern Europe
2020s 2,321 million t 2,723 million t 402.38 million t Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Malaysia or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 2,761 million t against 2,301 million t in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Malaysia and Southern Europe?
460 million t, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Southern Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Southern Europe rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Southern Europe ranks 24th 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
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.