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

1.14 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?

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 Rwanda: Above-ground forest biomass

Cameroon

220.3 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Rwanda

221.44 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Cameroon rank

21st

Rwanda rank

20th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Cameroon
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 221.44 tonnes per hectare against 220.3 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 1.14 tonnes per hectare.

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

Cameroon ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 20th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	220.3 tonnes per hectare	164.56 tonnes per hectare	55.74 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2000s	220.3 tonnes per hectare	169.27 tonnes per hectare	51.03 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2010s	250.13 tonnes per hectare	157.49 tonnes per hectare	92.64 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon
2020s	220.3 tonnes per hectare	209.66 tonnes per hectare	10.65 tonnes per hectare	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Cameroon or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 221.44 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 Rwanda?: 1.14 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Rwanda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Rwanda rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 20th 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).