Canada vs Uruguay: Above-ground forest biomass
Canada
86.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Uruguay
84.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Canada rank
137th
Uruguay rank
138th
Above-ground forest biomass over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Canada currently reports 86.88 tonnes per hectare against 84.86 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 2.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Canada ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.91 tonnes per hectare | 95.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 93.2 tonnes per hectare | 78.01 tonnes per hectare | 15.19 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2010s | 89.9 tonnes per hectare | 94.37 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 87.19 tonnes per hectare | 84.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 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 Uruguay?
- Canada, at 86.88 tonnes per hectare against 84.86 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Canada and Uruguay?
- 2.02 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?
- Canada ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 138th 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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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).