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Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable) by country

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Countries reporting
196
Highest
51,728
Brazil
Lowest
0.0032
Netherlands Antilles
Median
158.4
Years covered
32
1992–2023
Data points
6,654

What the numbers show

Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 51,728 in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0032 in Netherlands Antilles.

The median across all reporting countries is 158.4, and the mean is 1,499.

Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in United States Virgin Islands (up 77.8%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 41.5%).

Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 51,728 2023 down 1.7% falling
2 Russian Federation 41,206 2023 up 4.2% rising
3 Canada 19,564 2023 down 0.5% falling
4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18,276 2023 down 8.2% falling
5 United States of America 17,705 2023 up 3.6% rising
6 Peru 10,158 2023 down 2.3% falling
7 Indonesia 9,420 2023 down 6.8% falling
8 China 9,231 2023 up 23.9% rising
9 Australia 8,292 2023 up 0.2% flat
10 Colombia 6,608 2023 down 3.1% falling
11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5,486 2023 down 2.4% falling
12 Guyana 5,309 2023 down 0.5% flat
13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3,865 2023 down 4.3% falling
14 Papua New Guinea 3,314 2023 down 0.9% flat
15 Suriname 3,200 2023 down 0.7% flat
16 Argentina 3,156 2023 down 2.9% falling
17 Cameroon 3,116 2023 down 2.7% falling
18 Gabon 3,057 2023 down 0.5% flat
19 India 3,028 2023 up 4.4% rising
20 Congo 2,922 2023 down 0.6% flat
21 Central African Republic 2,810 2023 down 1.3% flat
22 Chile 2,443 2023 up 7.5% rising
23 Malaysia 2,319 2023 up 1.0% falling
24 Mozambique 2,170 2023 down 6.1% falling
25 Myanmar 2,089 2023 down 9.8% falling
26 Mexico 2,014 2023 down 1.9% rising
27 New Zealand 1,822 2023 up 1.8% rising
28 Japan 1,770 2023 up 4.6% rising
29 French Guiana 1,700 2023 down 0.4% flat
30 Thailand 1,642 2023 down 1.5% rising
31 Nigeria 1,624 2023 down 7.2% falling
32 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,525 2023 down 9.2% falling
33 France 1,479 2023 up 14.0% rising
34 Botswana 1,392 2023 down 7.4% falling
35 Sweden 1,373 2023 up 4.6% rising
36 Ecuador 1,360 2023 down 4.6% falling
37 Germany 1,254 2023 up 9.3% rising
38 Zambia 1,221 2023 down 4.1% falling
39 Madagascar 1,201 2023 down 1.1% falling
40 Ethiopia 1,189 2023 down 5.4% falling
41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,130 2023 down 2.0% falling
42 Angola 1,122 2023 down 7.9% falling
43 Zimbabwe 988.61 2023 down 11.9% falling
44 Poland 938.23 2023 up 16.2% rising
45 Philippines 917.47 2023 down 0.7% flat
46 Liberia 901.02 2023 down 3.9% falling
47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 889 2023 up 0.0% rising
48 Finland 863.42 2023 up 4.0% rising
49 South Africa 846.71 2023 down 1.9% falling
50 Ukraine 838.84 2023 up 7.8% rising
51 Romania 812.5 2023 up 30.1% rising
52 Belarus 796.6 2023 up 14.1% rising
53 Türkiye 728.75 2023 up 13.5% rising
54 Spain 714.67 2023 up 3.6% rising
55 Paraguay 685.06 2023 down 16.7% falling
56 Italy 671.2 2023 up 7.9% rising
57 Nepal 643.48 2023 unchanged rising
58 Sudan 601.67 2023 down 8.7% falling
59 Korea 581.54 2023 up 27.6% rising
60 Viet Nam 552.31 2023 up 8.9% rising
61 Mongolia 534.19 2023 down 0.1% flat
62 Norway 511.39 2023 up 12.1% rising
63 Bhutan 496.33 2023 up 0.8% rising
64 Guinea 464.04 2023 down 6.1% falling
65 Honduras 453.59 2023 down 3.3% falling
66 Ghana 439.26 2023 up 5.0% falling
67 Bulgaria 439 2023 up 24.0% rising
68 Kenya 427.66 2023 up 1.4% falling
69 Austria 414.3 2023 up 5.0% rising
70 Cambodia 386.22 2023 down 20.4% falling
71 Costa Rica 382.41 2023 up 5.6% rising
72 Mali 362.32 2023 unchanged flat
73 Panama 354.85 2023 down 2.7% falling
74 Somalia 354.53 2023 down 11.8% falling
75 Equatorial Guinea 302.97 2023 down 3.3% falling
76 Latvia 292.56 2023 up 5.0% rising
77 Guatemala 268.54 2023 down 4.1% falling
78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 268 2023 up 18.1% rising
79 Czechia 261.87 2023 up 6.0% rising
80 Namibia 260.57 2023 down 10.0% falling
81 Serbia 248.46 2023 up 0.8% rising
82 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 239 2023 down 3.6% falling
83 Serbia and Montenegro 236.74 2005 up 33.0% rising
84 Chad 218.35 2023 down 22.8% falling
85 Cuba 214.62 2023 up 5.4% rising
86 Senegal 214.56 2023 down 5.3% falling
87 Georgia 212.3 2023 unchanged rising
88 Croatia 199.07 2023 up 5.1% rising
89 Slovakia 194.98 2023 up 3.0% rising
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 194.35 2023 up 2.4% flat
91 Lithuania 184.67 2023 up 10.2% rising
92 Slovenia 181.77 2023 up 1.7% rising
93 Benin 174.39 2023 down 14.3% falling
94 Kazakhstan 172.74 2023 up 5.8% rising
95 Pakistan 166.23 2023 down 9.9% falling
96 Nicaragua 164.85 2023 down 22.7% falling
97 Estonia 164.08 2023 up 3.5% rising
98 Burkina Faso 159.81 2023 down 23.9% falling
99 Switzerland 157 2023 up 4.6% rising
100 Belize 152.96 2023 down 8.3% falling
101 Morocco 151.36 2023 up 3.4% rising
102 Côte d'Ivoire 142.76 2023 down 31.1% falling
103 Hungary 138.71 2023 up 8.1% rising
104 Fiji 136.46 2023 up 5.6% rising
105 Uganda 123.77 2023 down 15.7% falling
106 Uzbekistan 123.26 2023 up 7.7% rising
107 Uruguay 118.28 2023 up 6.2% rising
108 Sierra Leone 114.5 2023 down 7.4% falling
109 Dominican Republic 113.84 2023 up 3.7% rising
110 Solomon Islands 110.4 2023 down 41.5% falling
111 Sri Lanka 99.23 2023 down 0.8% falling
112 Malawi 97.11 2023 down 16.6% falling
113 Guinea-Bissau 93.83 2023 down 4.1% falling
114 Portugal 87.34 2023 up 0.7% flat
115 Togo 86.94 2023 down 2.4% falling
116 Greece 84.24 2023 unchanged rising
117 Timor-Leste 82.74 2023 down 1.5% flat
118 Bangladesh 81.98 2023 down 0.1% flat
119 Belgium 71.83 2023 up 2.0% rising
120 New Caledonia 70.68 2023 down 0.1% flat
121 Ireland 56.74 2023 up 23.6% rising
122 Jamaica 55.67 2023 up 0.4% rising
123 Brunei Darussalam 54.7 2023 unchanged falling
124 Montenegro 46.67 2023 unchanged rising
125 Eritrea 45.6 2023 down 2.4% falling
126 Kyrgyzstan 43.82 2023 up 22.5% rising
127 North Macedonia 42.81 2023 up 0.2% flat
128 Denmark 40.77 2023 up 5.9% rising
129 El Salvador 37.37 2023 down 7.3% falling
130 Algeria 37 2023 up 1.0% rising
131 Puerto Rico 26.28 2023 up 30.9% rising
132 Tunisia 25.89 2023 up 13.1% rising
133 Iraq 25 2023 down 4.5% flat
134 Republic of Moldova 24.74 2023 up 1.3% rising
135 Rwanda 24.08 2023 up 4.5% falling
136 Niger 23.9 2023 down 12.4% falling
137 Eswatini 22.91 2023 up 1.6% flat
138 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.49 2023 up 0.5% flat
139 Burundi 20.06 2023 up 15.5% rising
140 Haiti 18.49 2023 down 8.6% falling
141 Western Sahara 17.43 2023 up 1.8% rising
142 Saudi Arabia 16.19 2023 unchanged flat
143 Syrian Arab Republic 16.02 2023 up 2.8% rising
144 United Arab Emirates 15.88 2023 up 0.1% rising
145 Armenia 15.36 2023 down 0.2% flat
146 Guadeloupe 14.49 2023 down 0.3% flat
147 Bahamas 13.35 2023 unchanged flat
148 French Polynesia 13.02 2023 unchanged flat
149 Netherlands 12.65 2023 up 12.6% rising
150 Trinidad and Tobago 12.05 2023 down 2.7% falling
151 Turkmenistan 11.72 2023 unchanged rising
152 Palau 11.01 2023 up 2.0% rising
153 Mauritania 10.45 2023 up 8.1% falling
154 Martinique 9.52 2023 up 3.9% rising
155 Samoa 9.49 2023 down 3.0% falling
156 Luxembourg 9.36 2023 up 9.7% rising
157 Réunion 7.19 2023 up 4.9% rising
158 Libya 6.05 2023 unchanged flat
159 Gambia 5.66 2023 down 20.3% falling
160 Yemen 5.17 2023 unchanged flat
161 Lebanon 5.11 2023 up 4.3% flat
162 Sao Tome and Principe 4.74 2023 down 11.0% falling
163 Cyprus 4.56 2023 up 18.6% rising
164 Saint Lucia 3.66 2023 up 12.2% rising
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.64 2023 unchanged flat
166 Seychelles 3.39 2023 unchanged flat
167 Jordan 3.34 2023 unchanged flat
168 Egypt 3.26 2023 down 18.7% falling
169 Mauritius 2.86 2023 up 1.4% falling
170 Cape Verde 2.67 2023 up 6.9% rising
171 Guam 2.02 2023 up 12.0% rising
172 Lesotho 1.64 2023 unchanged flat
173 American Samoa 1.54 2023 up 7.5% rising
174 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.39 2023 unchanged flat
175 Andorra 1.39 2023 unchanged flat
176 Niue 1.19 2023 up 0.5% flat
177 Comoros 1.18 2023 down 12.2% falling
178 Grenada 1.15 2023 unchanged flat
179 Singapore 1.15 2023 down 4.8% rising
180 Tonga 1.01 2023 unchanged flat
181 Antigua and Barbuda 1 2023 down 7.6% falling
182 Liechtenstein 0.9072 2023 unchanged falling
183 United States Virgin Islands 0.8837 2023 up 77.8% rising
184 Iceland 0.8562 2023 up 60.6% rising
185 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8371 2023 unchanged flat
186 Marshall Islands 0.7238 2023 unchanged flat
187 Anguilla 0.6954 2023 unchanged flat
188 Israel 0.6244 2023 down 12.2% flat
189 Wallis and Futuna 0.5629 2023 down 0.1% flat
190 British Virgin Islands 0.4577 2023 down 0.2% flat
191 Djibouti 0.3018 2023 unchanged flat
192 Oman 0.1546 2023 down 17.8% falling
193 Maldives 0.0645 2023 unchanged flat
194 San Marino 0.055 2023 up 2.0% rising
195 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0197 2023 down 15.5% falling
196 Netherlands Antilles 0.0032 2010 unchanged flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric Tonnes (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
209 places, 6,654 data points, 1992–2023
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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.