What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Bahamas and China?

2.58 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and China?

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.

Bahamas vs China: Above-ground forest biomass

Bahamas

69.9 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

China

72.48 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Bahamas rank

157th

China rank

155th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Bahamas
China

How they compare

China currently reports 72.48 tonnes per hectare against 69.9 tonnes per hectare in Bahamas, a difference of 2.58 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 157th and China ranks 155th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.9 tonnes per hectare	51.64 tonnes per hectare	18.26 tonnes per hectare	Bahamas
2000s	69.9 tonnes per hectare	54.54 tonnes per hectare	15.36 tonnes per hectare	Bahamas
2010s	49.83 tonnes per hectare	61.34 tonnes per hectare	11.5 tonnes per hectare	China
2020s	69.9 tonnes per hectare	69.6 tonnes per hectare	0.3 tonnes per hectare	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Bahamas or China?: China, at 72.48 tonnes per hectare against 69.9 tonnes per hectare in Bahamas as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Bahamas and China?: 2.58 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and China?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and China rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Bahamas ranks 157th and China ranks 155th 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).