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

Mozambique
1,420 million t
in 2025
New Zealand
1,531 million t
in 2025
Mozambique rank
31st
New Zealand rank
28th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Mozambique
  • New Zealand
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,531 million t against 1,420 million t in Mozambique, a difference of 111 million t.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1,779 million t 1,380 million t 398.99 million t Mozambique
2000s 1,661 million t 1,436 million t 224.97 million t Mozambique
2010s 1,544 million t 1,494 million t 50.27 million t Mozambique
2020s 1,450 million t 1,525 million t 75.26 million t New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Mozambique or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1,531 million t against 1,420 million t in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Mozambique and New Zealand?
111 million t, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and New Zealand rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Mozambique ranks 31st 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.