What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Benin and Uganda?

1.02 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?

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.

Benin vs Uganda: Above-ground forest biomass

Benin

89.42 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Uganda

90.44 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Benin rank

133rd

Uganda rank

130th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Benin
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 90.44 tonnes per hectare against 89.42 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 1.02 tonnes per hectare.

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

Benin ranks 133rd and Uganda ranks 130th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	85.77 tonnes per hectare	114.03 tonnes per hectare	28.26 tonnes per hectare	Uganda
2000s	109.46 tonnes per hectare	114.03 tonnes per hectare	4.57 tonnes per hectare	Uganda
2010s	102.14 tonnes per hectare	102.01 tonnes per hectare	0.1333 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2020s	91.38 tonnes per hectare	90.44 tonnes per hectare	0.94 tonnes per hectare	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Benin or Uganda?: Uganda, at 90.44 tonnes per hectare against 89.42 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Benin and Uganda?: 1.02 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Benin ranks 133rd and Uganda ranks 130th 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).