What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Chile and Palau?

5.99 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Palau?

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.

Chile vs Palau: Above-ground forest biomass

Chile

219.27 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Palau

213.28 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Chile rank

22nd

Palau rank

25th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Chile
Palau

How they compare

Chile currently reports 219.27 tonnes per hectare against 213.28 tonnes per hectare in Palau, a difference of 5.99 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 25th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	224.88 tonnes per hectare	213.11 tonnes per hectare	11.77 tonnes per hectare	Chile
2000s	221.86 tonnes per hectare	213.24 tonnes per hectare	8.62 tonnes per hectare	Chile
2010s	219.46 tonnes per hectare	348.55 tonnes per hectare	129.09 tonnes per hectare	Palau
2020s	219.27 tonnes per hectare	213.23 tonnes per hectare	6.04 tonnes per hectare	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Chile or Palau?: Chile, at 219.27 tonnes per hectare against 213.28 tonnes per hectare in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Chile and Palau?: 5.99 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Palau?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Palau rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Chile ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 25th 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).