OECD vs Russia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

OECD
72,286 million t
in 2025
Russia
44,584 million t
in 2025
OECD rank
1st
Russia rank
3rd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • OECD
  • Russia
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 72,286 million t against 44,584 million t in Russia, a difference of 27,702 million t.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.6 times Russia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 1st and Russia ranks 3rd of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 63,512 million t 36,111 million t 27,401 million t OECD
2000s 66,689 million t 38,837 million t 27,852 million t OECD
2010s 70,253 million t 41,706 million t 28,547 million t OECD
2020s 71,980 million t 43,800 million t 28,180 million t OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, OECD or Russia?
OECD, at 72,286 million t against 44,584 million t in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between OECD and Russia?
27,702 million t, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Russia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do OECD and Russia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
OECD ranks 1st and Russia ranks 3rd 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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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
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.