What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between China and Eritrea?

0.88 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eritrea?

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.

China vs Eritrea: Above-ground forest biomass

China

72.48 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Eritrea

71.6 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

China rank

155th

Eritrea rank

156th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

China
Eritrea

How they compare

China currently reports 72.48 tonnes per hectare against 71.6 tonnes per hectare in Eritrea, a difference of 0.88 tonnes per hectare.

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

China ranks 155th and Eritrea ranks 156th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.64 tonnes per hectare	71.58 tonnes per hectare	19.94 tonnes per hectare	Eritrea
2000s	54.54 tonnes per hectare	71.58 tonnes per hectare	17.04 tonnes per hectare	Eritrea
2010s	61.34 tonnes per hectare	72.15 tonnes per hectare	10.82 tonnes per hectare	Eritrea
2020s	69.6 tonnes per hectare	71.6 tonnes per hectare	2 tonnes per hectare	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, China or Eritrea?: China, at 72.48 tonnes per hectare against 71.6 tonnes per hectare in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between China and Eritrea?: 0.88 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eritrea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do China and Eritrea rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: China ranks 155th and Eritrea ranks 156th 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).