What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Bulgaria and Netherlands?

0.87 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?

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.

Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Above-ground forest biomass

Bulgaria

178.16 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Netherlands

179.03 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

50th

Netherlands rank

48th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Bulgaria
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 179.03 tonnes per hectare against 178.16 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.87 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Netherlands ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	108.46 tonnes per hectare	98.72 tonnes per hectare	9.74 tonnes per hectare	Bulgaria
2000s	139.9 tonnes per hectare	111.46 tonnes per hectare	28.44 tonnes per hectare	Bulgaria
2010s	167.23 tonnes per hectare	82.17 tonnes per hectare	85.07 tonnes per hectare	Bulgaria
2020s	174.61 tonnes per hectare	178.49 tonnes per hectare	3.88 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Bulgaria or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 179.03 tonnes per hectare against 178.16 tonnes per hectare in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 0.87 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Bulgaria ranks 50th and Netherlands ranks 48th 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).