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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)
Compare above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare) across 174 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2025.
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Key Insights
Global Average
126.5tonnes per hectare
Median: 113.5tonnes per hectare
Countries Covered
174
with available data
Highest
Guyana
499.0tonnes per hectare
Lowest
Cape Verde
9.0tonnes per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Guyana499.0tonnes per hectare
2Saint Lucia332.2tonnes per hectare
3Gabon310.8tonnes per hectare
4Suriname302.6tonnes per hectare
5Solomon Islands282.0tonnes per hectare
By Region
Oceania170.2tonnes per hectare(2 countries)
South America169.1tonnes per hectare(7 countries)
Europe135.6tonnes per hectare(30 countries)
Other129.6tonnes per hectare(100 countries)
North America112.6tonnes per hectare(4 countries)
Key Findings
- •174 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •Guyana has the highest published value (498.96 tonnes per hectare).
- •Cape Verde has the lowest published value (9.01 tonnes per hectare).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (9.0tonnes per hectare)High (499.0tonnes per hectare)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 126.5tonnes per hectare)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (30)
Other (100)
North America (4)
Asia (22)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).
Values use UN SDG series AG_LND_FRSTBIOPHA, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2025 reference year, unit Tonnes per hectare, and the fixed selection Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.
Methodology
UN SDG series AG_LND_FRSTBIOPHA; year 2025; unit T_PER_HA; dimensions {"Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "C", "Units": "T_PER_HA"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 15.2.1.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 499.0tonnes per hectare |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 332.2tonnes per hectare |
| 3 | Gabon | 310.8tonnes per hectare |
| 4 | Suriname | 302.6tonnes per hectare |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 282.0tonnes per hectare |
| 6 | Romania | 261.6tonnes per hectare |
| 7 | Liberia | 252.5tonnes per hectare |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 251.1tonnes per hectare |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 247.0tonnes per hectare |
| 10 | Belize | 246.3tonnes per hectare |
| 11 | Philippines | 244.8tonnes per hectare |
| 12 | New Zealand | 241.2tonnes per hectare |
| 13 | Slovenia | 230.6tonnes per hectare |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 228.3tonnes per hectare |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 227.4tonnes per hectare |
| 16 | Rwanda | 221.4tonnes per hectare |
| 17 | Cameroon | 220.3tonnes per hectare |
| 18 | Chile | 219.3tonnes per hectare |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 215.3tonnes per hectare |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 214.5tonnes per hectare |
| 21 | Palau | 213.3tonnes per hectare |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 212.6tonnes per hectare |
| 23 | Venezuela | 211.0tonnes per hectare |
| 24 | Dominica | 210.5tonnes per hectare |
| 25 | Malaysia | 209.0tonnes per hectare |
| 26 | Fiji | 206.0tonnes per hectare |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 205.5tonnes per hectare |
| 28 | Colombia | 203.0tonnes per hectare |
| 29 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 197.6tonnes per hectare |
| 30 | Bhutan | 195.6tonnes per hectare |
| 31 | Peru | 195.0tonnes per hectare |
| 32 | Tonga | 193.6tonnes per hectare |
| 33 | Indonesia | 193.4tonnes per hectare |
| 34 | Switzerland | 185.9tonnes per hectare |
| 35 | Thailand | 182.2tonnes per hectare |
| 36 | Guatemala | 181.7tonnes per hectare |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 180.7tonnes per hectare |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 180.6tonnes per hectare |
| 39 | Serbia | 179.8tonnes per hectare |
| 40 | Croatia | 179.1tonnes per hectare |
| 41 | Netherlands | 179.0tonnes per hectare |
| 42 | Germany | 178.5tonnes per hectare |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 178.2tonnes per hectare |
| 44 | Ecuador | 177.0tonnes per hectare |
| 45 | Georgia | 175.7tonnes per hectare |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 175.0tonnes per hectare |
| 47 | Slovakia | 172.5tonnes per hectare |
| 48 | Brazil | 172.4tonnes per hectare |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 171.9tonnes per hectare |
| 50 | Austria | 171.3tonnes per hectare |
| 51 | Belgium | 167.5tonnes per hectare |
| 52 | Poland | 163.9tonnes per hectare |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 160.5tonnes per hectare |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 160.0tonnes per hectare |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 159.2tonnes per hectare |
| 56 | Jamaica | 158.5tonnes per hectare |
| 57 | Cote d'Ivoire | 157.9tonnes per hectare |
| 58 | Singapore | 155.5tonnes per hectare |
| 59 | Botswana | 155.3tonnes per hectare |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 153.5tonnes per hectare |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 149.2tonnes per hectare |
| 62 | South Korea | 147.0tonnes per hectare |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 146.9tonnes per hectare |
| 64 | Panama | 145.1tonnes per hectare |
| 65 | Andorra | 140.0tonnes per hectare |
| 66 | Lithuania | 139.9tonnes per hectare |
| 67 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 137.7tonnes per hectare |
| 68 | Seychelles | 135.4tonnes per hectare |
| 69 | Nigeria | 134.8tonnes per hectare |
| 70 | Argentina | 132.2tonnes per hectare |
| 71 | Maldives | 131.7tonnes per hectare |
| 72 | Guinea | 131.2tonnes per hectare |
| 73 | Japan | 131.1tonnes per hectare |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 130.8tonnes per hectare |
| 75 | France | 130.8tonnes per hectare |
| 76 | United States of America | 129.5tonnes per hectare |
| 77 | Latvia | 128.2tonnes per hectare |
| 78 | Denmark | 121.1tonnes per hectare |
| 79 | Timor-Leste | 121.0tonnes per hectare |
| 80 | Mauritius | 120.1tonnes per hectare |
| 81 | Bolivia | 120.1tonnes per hectare |
| 82 | Burundi | 119.4tonnes per hectare |
| 83 | Ireland | 117.4tonnes per hectare |
| 84 | Cuba | 117.1tonnes per hectare |
| 85 | Madagascar | 115.0tonnes per hectare |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 114.9tonnes per hectare |
| 87 | Nepal | 114.5tonnes per hectare |
| 88 | Oman | 112.5tonnes per hectare |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 112.3tonnes per hectare |
| 90 | Grenada | 109.6tonnes per hectare |
| 91 | United Kingdom | 108.0tonnes per hectare |
| 92 | Hungary | 107.9tonnes per hectare |
| 93 | Italy | 107.7tonnes per hectare |
| 94 | Kenya | 106.7tonnes per hectare |
| 95 | Cambodia | 103.3tonnes per hectare |
| 96 | Somalia | 102.0tonnes per hectare |
| 97 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 100.4tonnes per hectare |
| 98 | Australia | 99.2tonnes per hectare |
| 99 | Estonia | 98.2tonnes per hectare |
| 100 | Moldova, Republic of | 97.4tonnes per hectare |
| 101 | Montenegro | 96.9tonnes per hectare |
| 102 | Ghana | 96.6tonnes per hectare |
| 103 | Haiti | 95.9tonnes per hectare |
| 104 | Armenia | 91.8tonnes per hectare |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 91.0tonnes per hectare |
| 106 | Mali | 90.6tonnes per hectare |
| 107 | Vietnam | 90.5tonnes per hectare |
| 108 | South Sudan | 90.4tonnes per hectare |
| 109 | Uganda | 90.4tonnes per hectare |
| 110 | Benin | 89.4tonnes per hectare |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 87.4tonnes per hectare |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.4tonnes per hectare |
| 113 | Canada | 86.9tonnes per hectare |
| 114 | Uruguay | 84.9tonnes per hectare |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 83.4tonnes per hectare |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 82.7tonnes per hectare |
| 117 | Eswatini | 82.6tonnes per hectare |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 82.0tonnes per hectare |
| 119 | Samoa | 79.6tonnes per hectare |
| 120 | India | 79.0tonnes per hectare |
| 121 | Malawi | 78.7tonnes per hectare |
| 122 | Paraguay | 78.4tonnes per hectare |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 77.0tonnes per hectare |
| 124 | Sweden | 76.8tonnes per hectare |
| 125 | Egypt | 75.4tonnes per hectare |
| 126 | Pakistan | 73.5tonnes per hectare |
| 127 | Chad | 72.9tonnes per hectare |
| 128 | People's Republic of China | 72.5tonnes per hectare |
| 129 | Eritrea | 71.6tonnes per hectare |
| 130 | Bahamas | 69.9tonnes per hectare |
| 131 | Mozambique | 69.2tonnes per hectare |
| 132 | South Africa | 67.7tonnes per hectare |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 67.7tonnes per hectare |
| 134 | Namibia | 67.4tonnes per hectare |
| 135 | Comoros | 65.9tonnes per hectare |
| 136 | Honduras | 65.8tonnes per hectare |
| 137 | Djibouti | 64.1tonnes per hectare |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 63.8tonnes per hectare |
| 139 | Togo | 63.3tonnes per hectare |
| 140 | Norway | 62.5tonnes per hectare |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 62.5tonnes per hectare |
| 142 | Morocco | 62.2tonnes per hectare |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.0tonnes per hectare |
| 144 | Finland | 61.1tonnes per hectare |
| 145 | Jordan | 56.9tonnes per hectare |
| 146 | Bahrain | 54.9tonnes per hectare |
| 147 | Mongolia | 54.9tonnes per hectare |
| 148 | Spain | 54.5tonnes per hectare |
| 149 | Mauritania | 54.0tonnes per hectare |
| 150 | Mexico | 52.3tonnes per hectare |
| 151 | Senegal | 51.4tonnes per hectare |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.7tonnes per hectare |
| 153 | Libya | 49.2tonnes per hectare |
| 154 | United Republic of Tanzania | 48.6tonnes per hectare |
| 155 | Lebanon | 46.6tonnes per hectare |
| 156 | Lesotho | 46.4tonnes per hectare |
| 157 | Türkiye | 46.2tonnes per hectare |
| 158 | Cyprus | 45.4tonnes per hectare |
| 159 | Algeria | 44.1tonnes per hectare |
| 160 | Zambia | 44.0tonnes per hectare |
| 161 | Qatar | 42.9tonnes per hectare |
| 162 | Republic of The Gambia | 41.8tonnes per hectare |
| 163 | Albania | 41.3tonnes per hectare |
| 164 | Niger | 40.8tonnes per hectare |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 40.3tonnes per hectare |
| 166 | Portugal | 38.2tonnes per hectare |
| 167 | Tunisia | 32.1tonnes per hectare |
| 168 | Iraq | 31.6tonnes per hectare |
| 169 | Angola | 30.6tonnes per hectare |
| 170 | Iceland | 28.0tonnes per hectare |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 18.8tonnes per hectare |
| 172 | Sudan | 17.5tonnes per hectare |
| 173 | Yemen | 14.0tonnes per hectare |
| 174 | Cape Verde | 9.0tonnes per hectare |
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Data Source
This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2025).
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