Timor-Leste vs United States of America: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

Timor-Leste
79.29 million t
in 2025
United States of America
23,013 million t
in 2025
Timor-Leste rank
15th
United States of America rank
12th

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 23,013 million t against 79.29 million t in Timor-Leste, a difference of 22,934 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 290.2 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 12th of 21 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 82.29 million t 16,968 million t 16,886 million t United States of America
2000s 81.24 million t 19,194 million t 19,113 million t United States of America
2010s 80.18 million t 21,428 million t 21,348 million t United States of America
2020s 79.45 million t 22,748 million t 22,668 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, Timor-Leste or United States of America?
United States of America, at 23,013 million t against 79.29 million t in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between Timor-Leste and United States of America?
22,934 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Timor-Leste and United States of America rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Timor-Leste ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 12th of 21 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
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.