What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Chad and North Korea?

1.57 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and North Korea?

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.

Chad vs North Korea: Above-ground forest biomass

Chad

72.92 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

North Korea

74.49 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Chad rank

154th

North Korea rank

152nd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Chad
North Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 74.49 tonnes per hectare against 72.92 tonnes per hectare in Chad, a difference of 1.57 tonnes per hectare.

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

Chad ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 152nd of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	73.15 tonnes per hectare	73.08 tonnes per hectare	0.07 tonnes per hectare	Chad
2000s	73.12 tonnes per hectare	73.31 tonnes per hectare	0.19 tonnes per hectare	North Korea
2010s	85.19 tonnes per hectare	66.37 tonnes per hectare	18.83 tonnes per hectare	Chad
2020s	72.95 tonnes per hectare	74.49 tonnes per hectare	1.54 tonnes per hectare	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Chad or North Korea?: North Korea, at 74.49 tonnes per hectare against 72.92 tonnes per hectare in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Chad and North Korea?: 1.57 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and North Korea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chad and North Korea rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Chad ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 152nd 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).