What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Canada and Syria?

0.48 tonnes per hectare, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Syria?

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.

Canada vs Syria: Above-ground forest biomass

Canada

86.88 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Syria

87.36 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Canada rank

137th

Syria rank

136th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Canada
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 87.36 tonnes per hectare against 86.88 tonnes per hectare in Canada, a difference of 0.48 tonnes per hectare.

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

Canada ranks 137th and Syria ranks 136th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.91 tonnes per hectare	43.04 tonnes per hectare	50.87 tonnes per hectare	Canada
2000s	93.2 tonnes per hectare	58.21 tonnes per hectare	34.99 tonnes per hectare	Canada
2010s	89.9 tonnes per hectare	57.02 tonnes per hectare	32.87 tonnes per hectare	Canada
2020s	87.19 tonnes per hectare	83.33 tonnes per hectare	3.86 tonnes per hectare	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Canada or Syria?: Syria, at 87.36 tonnes per hectare against 86.88 tonnes per hectare in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Canada and Syria?: 0.48 tonnes per hectare, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Syria?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Syria rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Canada ranks 137th and Syria ranks 136th 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).