What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Belize and New Zealand?

5.01 tonnes per hectare, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?

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.

Belize vs New Zealand: Above-ground forest biomass

Belize

246.25 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Belize rank

13th

New Zealand rank

16th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Belize
New Zealand

How they compare

Belize currently reports 246.25 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 5.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	246.07 tonnes per hectare	234.52 tonnes per hectare	11.55 tonnes per hectare	Belize
2000s	246.07 tonnes per hectare	232.15 tonnes per hectare	13.92 tonnes per hectare	Belize
2010s	223 tonnes per hectare	278.01 tonnes per hectare	55.02 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2020s	246.25 tonnes per hectare	244.41 tonnes per hectare	1.84 tonnes per hectare	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Belize or New Zealand?: Belize, at 246.25 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Belize and New Zealand?: 5.01 tonnes per hectare, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Belize ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 16th 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).