What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?

3.16 tonnes per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?

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 Papua New Guinea: Above-ground forest biomass

Bulgaria

178.16 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

175 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

50th

Papua New Guinea rank

53rd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Bulgaria
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 178.16 tonnes per hectare against 175 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.16 tonnes per hectare.

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

Bulgaria ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	108.46 tonnes per hectare	175 tonnes per hectare	66.54 tonnes per hectare	Papua New Guinea
2000s	139.9 tonnes per hectare	175 tonnes per hectare	35.1 tonnes per hectare	Papua New Guinea
2010s	167.23 tonnes per hectare	175.67 tonnes per hectare	8.43 tonnes per hectare	Papua New Guinea
2020s	174.61 tonnes per hectare	175 tonnes per hectare	0.395 tonnes per hectare	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?: Bulgaria, at 178.16 tonnes per hectare against 175 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?: 3.16 tonnes per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Bulgaria ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd 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).