Malaysia vs Western Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Malaysia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 5,149 million t against 2,301 million t in Malaysia, a difference of 2,848 million t.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,472 million t | 6,893 million t | 4,421 million t | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 2,270 million t | 6,296 million t | 4,026 million t | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 2,309 million t | 5,651 million t | 3,342 million t | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 2,321 million t | 5,227 million t | 2,906 million t | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Malaysia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 5,149 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 Western Africa?
- 2,848 million t, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Western Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Western Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 20th 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
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.