What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Denmark and Latvia?

7.18 tonnes per hectare, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?

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.

Denmark vs Latvia: Above-ground forest biomass

Denmark

121.05 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Latvia

128.23 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Denmark rank

93rd

Latvia rank

91st

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Denmark
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 128.23 tonnes per hectare against 121.05 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 7.18 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

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

Denmark ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 91st of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.75 tonnes per hectare	90.5 tonnes per hectare	10.25 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2000s	100.47 tonnes per hectare	107.7 tonnes per hectare	7.23 tonnes per hectare	Latvia
2010s	111.61 tonnes per hectare	126.4 tonnes per hectare	14.79 tonnes per hectare	Latvia
2020s	117.07 tonnes per hectare	129.25 tonnes per hectare	12.18 tonnes per hectare	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Denmark or Latvia?: Latvia, at 128.23 tonnes per hectare against 121.05 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Denmark and Latvia?: 7.18 tonnes per hectare, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Denmark ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 91st 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).