What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Djibouti and South Africa?

3.64 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?

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.

Djibouti vs South Africa: Above-ground forest biomass

Djibouti

64.08 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

South Africa

67.72 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Djibouti rank

164th

South Africa rank

160th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Djibouti
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 67.72 tonnes per hectare against 64.08 tonnes per hectare in Djibouti, a difference of 3.64 tonnes per hectare.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

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

Djibouti ranks 164th and South Africa ranks 160th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	64.29 tonnes per hectare	66.95 tonnes per hectare	2.66 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
2000s	64.29 tonnes per hectare	67.19 tonnes per hectare	2.9 tonnes per hectare	South Africa
2010s	80.67 tonnes per hectare	79.56 tonnes per hectare	1.11 tonnes per hectare	Djibouti
2020s	64.35 tonnes per hectare	64.61 tonnes per hectare	0.26 tonnes per hectare	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Djibouti or South Africa?: South Africa, at 67.72 tonnes per hectare against 64.08 tonnes per hectare in Djibouti as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Djibouti and South Africa?: 3.64 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Djibouti ranks 164th and South Africa ranks 160th 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: 28 August 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).