Russia vs United States: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time
- Russia
- United States
How they compare
Russia currently reports 44,584 million t against 23,013 million t in United States, a difference of 21,571 million t.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 249 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,111 million t | 17,183 million t | 18,928 million t | Russia |
| 2000s | 38,837 million t | 19,194 million t | 19,643 million t | Russia |
| 2010s | 41,706 million t | 21,428 million t | 20,277 million t | Russia |
| 2020s | 43,800 million t | 22,748 million t | 21,052 million t | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Russia or United States?
- Russia, at 44,584 million t against 23,013 million t in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Russia and United States?
- 21,571 million t, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Russia and United States rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Russia ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th 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
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.