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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
124.5tonnes per hectare
Median: 111.8tonnes per hectare
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Micronesia, Federated States of
500.4tonnes per hectare
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0tonnes per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Micronesia, Federated States of500.4tonnes per hectare
2Guyana499.0tonnes per hectare
3Palau416.2tonnes per hectare
4French Guiana365.0tonnes per hectare
5Suriname362.9tonnes per hectare
By Region
Oceania189.3tonnes per hectare(2 countries)
South America181.8tonnes per hectare(7 countries)
Other129.4tonnes per hectare(127 countries)
Europe126.2tonnes per hectare(32 countries)
Africa95.4tonnes per hectare(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes per hectare)High (500.4tonnes per hectare)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 124.5tonnes per hectare)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (127)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Asia (23)

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

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Micronesia, Federated States of500.4tonnes per hectare
2Guyana499.0tonnes per hectare
3Palau416.2tonnes per hectare
4French Guiana365.0tonnes per hectare
5Suriname362.9tonnes per hectare
6Guadeloupe347.0tonnes per hectare
7Martinique306.0tonnes per hectare
8New Zealand294.7tonnes per hectare
9Saint Lucia294.0tonnes per hectare
10Bhutan269.3tonnes per hectare
11Cameroon265.1tonnes per hectare
12Slovenia253.1tonnes per hectare
13Brunei Darussalam247.0tonnes per hectare
14Liechtenstein242.4tonnes per hectare
15Peru237.8tonnes per hectare
16Democratic Republic of the Congo231.0tonnes per hectare
17Gabon223.3tonnes per hectare
18Philippines219.8tonnes per hectare
19Chile219.3tonnes per hectare
20Saint Vincent and the Grenadines219.1tonnes per hectare
21Central African Republic217.1tonnes per hectare
22Equatorial Guinea214.5tonnes per hectare
23Belize211.0tonnes per hectare
24Saint Kitts and Nevis210.0tonnes per hectare
25Anguilla210.0tonnes per hectare
26Antigua and Barbuda210.0tonnes per hectare
27Virgin Islands, British210.0tonnes per hectare
28Malaysia209.9tonnes per hectare
29Romania207.5tonnes per hectare
30Liberia205.4tonnes per hectare
31Venezuela204.7tonnes per hectare
32Fiji202.8tonnes per hectare
33Kenya200.4tonnes per hectare
34Republic of the Congo198.8tonnes per hectare
35Costa Rica196.0tonnes per hectare
36Tonga194.4tonnes per hectare
37Switzerland193.1tonnes per hectare
38Wallis and Futuna192.6tonnes per hectare
39Argentina185.7tonnes per hectare
40Germany185.1tonnes per hectare
41Colombia184.1tonnes per hectare
42Luxembourg180.7tonnes per hectare
43Bulgaria180.5tonnes per hectare
44Indonesia179.0tonnes per hectare
45Ecuador177.0tonnes per hectare
46Nepal176.8tonnes per hectare
47Papua New Guinea176.0tonnes per hectare
48Croatia174.0tonnes per hectare
49Seychelles172.8tonnes per hectare
50Austria172.3tonnes per hectare
51Belgium172.3tonnes per hectare
52Brazil171.9tonnes per hectare
53Slovakia171.1tonnes per hectare
54Poland166.0tonnes per hectare
55Czech Republic163.2tonnes per hectare
56Madagascar163.2tonnes per hectare
57Sao Tome and Principe162.5tonnes per hectare
58Jamaica158.5tonnes per hectare
59Serbia157.0tonnes per hectare
60Bosnia and Herzegovina156.4tonnes per hectare
61Belarus156.1tonnes per hectare
62Botswana155.3tonnes per hectare
63Andorra154.0tonnes per hectare
64American Samoa150.8tonnes per hectare
65Timor-Leste150.0tonnes per hectare
66French Polynesia148.9tonnes per hectare
67Rwanda146.1tonnes per hectare
68New Caledonia146.0tonnes per hectare
69Panama145.1tonnes per hectare
70Thailand142.5tonnes per hectare
71Ukraine140.0tonnes per hectare
72Islamic Republic of Iran137.7tonnes per hectare
73Singapore135.7tonnes per hectare
74France135.5tonnes per hectare
75Maldives135.0tonnes per hectare
76Nigeria134.8tonnes per hectare
77Lithuania133.9tonnes per hectare
78Turks and Caicos Islands132.3tonnes per hectare
79Marshall Islands132.1tonnes per hectare
80South Korea131.7tonnes per hectare
81Bolivia131.3tonnes per hectare
82Guinea131.2tonnes per hectare
83Latvia128.1tonnes per hectare
84Myanmar125.5tonnes per hectare
85Reunion125.0tonnes per hectare
86Saint Martin (French part)124.5tonnes per hectare
87Mauritius124.2tonnes per hectare
88Guatemala124.1tonnes per hectare
89Lao People's Democratic Republic121.5tonnes per hectare
90Ethiopia121.3tonnes per hectare
91Togo121.0tonnes per hectare
92Egypt120.0tonnes per hectare
93Burundi119.4tonnes per hectare
94Georgia119.3tonnes per hectare
95Estonia115.9tonnes per hectare
96United Kingdom115.0tonnes per hectare
97El Salvador113.6tonnes per hectare
98Cuba113.6tonnes per hectare
99Denmark113.1tonnes per hectare
100Japan113.0tonnes per hectare
101Niue112.1tonnes per hectare
102Guam112.0tonnes per hectare
103Ireland111.6tonnes per hectare
104Italy110.6tonnes per hectare
105Hungary109.5tonnes per hectare
106Grenada109.4tonnes per hectare
107Oman107.7tonnes per hectare
108Honduras105.7tonnes per hectare
109Samoa105.0tonnes per hectare
110Benin103.6tonnes per hectare
111Somalia102.5tonnes per hectare
112Mozambique101.4tonnes per hectare
113Uruguay97.0tonnes per hectare
114Montenegro96.9tonnes per hectare
115Ghana96.6tonnes per hectare
116Uganda96.0tonnes per hectare
117Solomon Islands95.8tonnes per hectare
118Cape Verde95.0tonnes per hectare
119Zimbabwe95.0tonnes per hectare
120United States of America94.7tonnes per hectare
121Haiti94.5tonnes per hectare
122Cote d'Ivoire94.5tonnes per hectare
123Moldova, Republic of93.4tonnes per hectare
124Chad91.2tonnes per hectare
125Nicaragua91.0tonnes per hectare
126San Marino91.0tonnes per hectare
127Canada90.4tonnes per hectare
128Trinidad and Tobago90.2tonnes per hectare
129Djibouti86.5tonnes per hectare
130South Africa85.7tonnes per hectare
131Guinea-Bissau84.0tonnes per hectare
132Australia84.0tonnes per hectare
133Dominican Republic82.7tonnes per hectare
134Kazakhstan82.5tonnes per hectare
135Sierra Leone82.0tonnes per hectare
136Armenia80.7tonnes per hectare
137Puerto Rico80.6tonnes per hectare
138Sri Lanka79.2tonnes per hectare
139Curaçao79.0tonnes per hectare
140Malawi78.7tonnes per hectare
141Russian Federation77.3tonnes per hectare
142Eswatini76.1tonnes per hectare
143Pakistan75.3tonnes per hectare
144United Arab Emirates74.4tonnes per hectare
145Lesotho73.7tonnes per hectare
146Eritrea72.5tonnes per hectare
147Sweden72.5tonnes per hectare
148The Republic of North Macedonia71.6tonnes per hectare
149Paraguay69.9tonnes per hectare
150Cambodia69.3tonnes per hectare
151India68.7tonnes per hectare
152Namibia67.4tonnes per hectare
153Comoros66.0tonnes per hectare
154People's Republic of China64.7tonnes per hectare
155Norway64.2tonnes per hectare
156Bangladesh62.8tonnes per hectare
157Vietnam62.7tonnes per hectare
158North Korea62.3tonnes per hectare
159Lebanon61.3tonnes per hectare
160Finland59.8tonnes per hectare
161Tunisia58.7tonnes per hectare
162Jordan56.9tonnes per hectare
163Sudan56.0tonnes per hectare
164Spain55.9tonnes per hectare
165Netherlands55.1tonnes per hectare
166Mongolia54.9tonnes per hectare
167Mauritania53.1tonnes per hectare
168Virgin Islands, U.S.52.5tonnes per hectare
169Mexico52.4tonnes per hectare
170Iraq51.1tonnes per hectare
171Syrian Arab Republic50.0tonnes per hectare
172Kyrgyzstan49.7tonnes per hectare
173Libya49.3tonnes per hectare
174United Republic of Tanzania48.6tonnes per hectare
175Uzbekistan48.2tonnes per hectare
176Türkiye48.1tonnes per hectare
177Burkina Faso47.8tonnes per hectare
178Mali46.4tonnes per hectare
179Senegal44.3tonnes per hectare
180Zambia44.0tonnes per hectare
181Cyprus41.9tonnes per hectare
182Republic of The Gambia41.8tonnes per hectare
183Portugal40.9tonnes per hectare
184Morocco39.9tonnes per hectare
185Western Sahara39.9tonnes per hectare
186Bahamas39.8tonnes per hectare
187Niger38.2tonnes per hectare
188Greece34.2tonnes per hectare
189Angola30.3tonnes per hectare
190Algeria29.4tonnes per hectare
191Saudi Arabia26.6tonnes per hectare
192Saint Pierre and Miquelon26.3tonnes per hectare
193Iceland23.7tonnes per hectare
194Yemen14.0tonnes per hectare
195Israel7.7tonnes per hectare
196Turkmenistan4.2tonnes per hectare
197Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0tonnes per hectare
198Gibraltar0.0tonnes per hectare
199Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0tonnes per hectare
200Monaco0.0tonnes per hectare
201Nauru0.0tonnes per hectare
202Qatar0.0tonnes per hectare
203Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0tonnes per hectare
204Tokelau0.0tonnes per hectare
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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