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

2.17 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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.

Chile vs Rwanda: Above-ground forest biomass

Chile

219.27 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Rwanda

221.44 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Chile rank

22nd

Rwanda rank

20th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Chile
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 221.44 tonnes per hectare against 219.27 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 2.17 tonnes per hectare.

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

Chile ranks 22nd and Rwanda ranks 20th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	224.88 tonnes per hectare	164.56 tonnes per hectare	60.32 tonnes per hectare	Chile
2000s	221.86 tonnes per hectare	169.27 tonnes per hectare	52.59 tonnes per hectare	Chile
2010s	219.46 tonnes per hectare	157.49 tonnes per hectare	61.97 tonnes per hectare	Chile
2020s	219.27 tonnes per hectare	209.66 tonnes per hectare	9.62 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 Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 221.44 tonnes per hectare against 219.27 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Chile and Rwanda?: 2.17 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Rwanda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Rwanda rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Chile ranks 22nd 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).