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

20.94 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon 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.

Cameroon vs New Zealand: Above-ground forest biomass

Cameroon

220.3 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Cameroon rank

21st

New Zealand rank

16th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Cameroon
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 241.24 tonnes per hectare against 220.3 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 20.94 tonnes per hectare.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 16th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	220.3 tonnes per hectare	234.52 tonnes per hectare	14.22 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2000s	220.3 tonnes per hectare	232.15 tonnes per hectare	11.85 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2010s	250.13 tonnes per hectare	278.01 tonnes per hectare	27.88 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2020s	220.3 tonnes per hectare	244.41 tonnes per hectare	24.11 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Cameroon or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 241.24 tonnes per hectare against 220.3 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Cameroon and New Zealand?: 20.94 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and New Zealand?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and New Zealand rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Cameroon ranks 21st 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: 28 August 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).