What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Australia and Somalia?

2.75 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Somalia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Somalia: Above-ground forest biomass

Australia

99.22 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Somalia

101.97 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Australia rank

120th

Somalia rank

118th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Australia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 101.97 tonnes per hectare against 99.22 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 2.75 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 118th of 215 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.1 tonnes per hectare	101.97 tonnes per hectare	1.87 tonnes per hectare	Somalia
2000s	100.1 tonnes per hectare	101.97 tonnes per hectare	1.87 tonnes per hectare	Somalia
2010s	89.25 tonnes per hectare	102.32 tonnes per hectare	13.06 tonnes per hectare	Somalia
2020s	99.22 tonnes per hectare	101.97 tonnes per hectare	2.75 tonnes per hectare	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Australia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 101.97 tonnes per hectare against 99.22 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Australia and Somalia?: 2.75 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Somalia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and Somalia rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Australia ranks 120th and Somalia ranks 118th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Above-ground forest biomass
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 1,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).