United Kingdom vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass

United Kingdom
240.7 million t
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
240.7 million t
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
102nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
102nd

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass over time

  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 240.7 million t against 240.7 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 million t.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 102nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd of 249 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 157.19 million t 157.19 million t 0 million t
2000s 196.12 million t 196.12 million t 0 million t
2010s 229.69 million t 229.69 million t 0 million t
2020s 239.6 million t 239.6 million t 0 million t

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, United Kingdom or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom, at 240.7 million t against 240.7 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass between United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 million t, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
United Kingdom ranks 102nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 102nd 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.