What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Colombia and Malaysia?

6.04 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?

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.

Colombia vs Malaysia: Above-ground forest biomass

Colombia

202.98 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Malaysia

209.02 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Colombia rank

33rd

Malaysia rank

30th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Colombia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 209.02 tonnes per hectare against 202.98 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 6.04 tonnes per hectare.

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

Colombia ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 30th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	202.98 tonnes per hectare	213.78 tonnes per hectare	10.8 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
2000s	202.98 tonnes per hectare	205.13 tonnes per hectare	2.15 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
2010s	190.41 tonnes per hectare	207.61 tonnes per hectare	17.19 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia
2020s	202.98 tonnes per hectare	209.23 tonnes per hectare	6.25 tonnes per hectare	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Colombia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 209.02 tonnes per hectare against 202.98 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Colombia and Malaysia?: 6.04 tonnes per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Colombia ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 30th 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).