What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Cuba and Madagascar?

2.11 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Madagascar?

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.

Cuba vs Madagascar: Above-ground forest biomass

Cuba

117.13 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Madagascar

115.02 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Cuba rank

101st

Madagascar rank

102nd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Cuba
Madagascar

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 117.13 tonnes per hectare against 115.02 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 2.11 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cuba ranks 101st and Madagascar ranks 102nd of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	130.83 tonnes per hectare	145.49 tonnes per hectare	14.66 tonnes per hectare	Madagascar
2000s	124.77 tonnes per hectare	138.46 tonnes per hectare	13.69 tonnes per hectare	Madagascar
2010s	117.42 tonnes per hectare	150.07 tonnes per hectare	32.65 tonnes per hectare	Madagascar
2020s	119.05 tonnes per hectare	115.02 tonnes per hectare	4.03 tonnes per hectare	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Cuba or Madagascar?: Cuba, at 117.13 tonnes per hectare against 115.02 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Cuba and Madagascar?: 2.11 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Madagascar?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Madagascar rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Cuba ranks 101st and Madagascar ranks 102nd 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).