Southern Africa vs Thailand: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Southern Africa
2,753 million t
in 2025
Thailand
2,086 million t
in 2025
Southern Africa rank
25th
Thailand rank
24th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Southern Africa
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 2,753 million t against 2,086 million t in Thailand, a difference of 667 million t.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

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

Southern Africa ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 2,654 million t 2,138 million t 516.17 million t Southern Africa
2000s 2,676 million t 2,130 million t 545.64 million t Southern Africa
2010s 2,697 million t 2,128 million t 568.47 million t Southern Africa
2020s 2,702 million t 2,116 million t 585.78 million t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Southern Africa or Thailand?
Southern Africa, at 2,753 million t against 2,086 million t in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Southern Africa and Thailand?
667 million t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Thailand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Southern Africa and Thailand rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Southern Africa ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 24th 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
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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.