What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between French Guiana and Suriname?

62.4 tonnes per hectare, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Suriname?

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.

French Guiana vs Suriname: Above-ground forest biomass

French Guiana

365 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Suriname

302.6 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

French Guiana rank

2nd

Suriname rank

7th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

French Guiana
Suriname

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 365 tonnes per hectare against 302.6 tonnes per hectare in Suriname, a difference of 62.4 tonnes per hectare.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

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

French Guiana ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 7th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	365 tonnes per hectare	302.6 tonnes per hectare	62.4 tonnes per hectare	French Guiana
2000s	365 tonnes per hectare	302.6 tonnes per hectare	62.4 tonnes per hectare	French Guiana
2010s	365 tonnes per hectare	342.79 tonnes per hectare	22.21 tonnes per hectare	French Guiana
2020s	365 tonnes per hectare	302.6 tonnes per hectare	62.4 tonnes per hectare	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, French Guiana or Suriname?: French Guiana, at 365 tonnes per hectare against 302.6 tonnes per hectare in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between French Guiana and Suriname?: 62.4 tonnes per hectare, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Suriname?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do French Guiana and Suriname rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: French Guiana ranks 2nd and Suriname ranks 7th 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).