Northern Europe vs Suriname: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Northern Europe
3,673 million t
in 2025
Suriname
2,580 million t
in 2025
Northern Europe rank
22nd
Suriname rank
20th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Northern Europe
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 3,673 million t against 2,580 million t in Suriname, a difference of 1,093 million t.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.4 times Suriname's.

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

Northern Europe ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 20th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Europe Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 2,786 million t 2,616 million t 169.74 million t Northern Europe
2000s 3,194 million t 2,617 million t 577.22 million t Northern Europe
2010s 3,539 million t 2,607 million t 931.85 million t Northern Europe
2020s 3,670 million t 2,588 million t 1,082 million t Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Northern Europe or Suriname?
Northern Europe, at 3,673 million t against 2,580 million t in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Northern Europe and Suriname?
1,093 million t, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Northern Europe and Suriname rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Northern Europe ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 20th of 31 groups.
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.