Niger vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Niger
253.62 million t
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
240.7 million t
in 2025
Niger rank
100th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
102nd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Niger
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 253.62 million t against 240.7 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 12.92 million t.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

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

Niger ranks 100th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 352.89 million t 157.19 million t 195.7 million t Niger
2000s 300.2 million t 196.12 million t 104.07 million t Niger
2010s 265.94 million t 229.69 million t 36.25 million t Niger
2020s 256.55 million t 239.6 million t 16.95 million t Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Niger or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Niger, at 253.62 million t against 240.7 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Niger and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
12.92 million t, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Niger and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Niger ranks 100th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd 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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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.