Mexico vs New Zealand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Mexico
2,040 million t
in 2025
New Zealand
1,531 million t
in 2025
Mexico rank
26th
New Zealand rank
28th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2,040 million t against 1,531 million t in New Zealand, a difference of 509 million t.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

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

Mexico ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1,911 million t 1,380 million t 531.07 million t Mexico
2000s 1,957 million t 1,436 million t 520.09 million t Mexico
2010s 2,067 million t 1,494 million t 573.46 million t Mexico
2020s 2,049 million t 1,525 million t 524.52 million t Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Mexico or New Zealand?
Mexico, at 2,040 million t against 1,531 million t in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Mexico and New Zealand?
509 million t, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Mexico ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 28th 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.