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

1.01 tonnes per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.

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

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 Pakistan: Above-ground forest biomass

China

72.48 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Pakistan

73.49 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

China rank

155th

Pakistan rank

153rd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

China
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 73.49 tonnes per hectare against 72.48 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 1.01 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

China ranks 155th and Pakistan ranks 153rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.64 tonnes per hectare	65.3 tonnes per hectare	13.66 tonnes per hectare	Pakistan
2000s	54.54 tonnes per hectare	65.3 tonnes per hectare	10.76 tonnes per hectare	Pakistan
2010s	61.34 tonnes per hectare	71.97 tonnes per hectare	10.63 tonnes per hectare	Pakistan
2020s	69.6 tonnes per hectare	73.49 tonnes per hectare	3.89 tonnes per hectare	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, China or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 73.49 tonnes per hectare against 72.48 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between China and Pakistan?: 1.01 tonnes per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do China and Pakistan rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: China ranks 155th and Pakistan ranks 153rd 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).