What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Gambia and Portugal?

3.61 tonnes per hectare, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Portugal?

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.

Gambia vs Portugal: Above-ground forest biomass

Gambia

41.82 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Portugal

38.21 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Gambia rank

193rd

Portugal rank

197th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Gambia
Portugal

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 41.82 tonnes per hectare against 38.21 tonnes per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 3.61 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Gambia ranks 193rd and Portugal ranks 197th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.81 tonnes per hectare	37.55 tonnes per hectare	4.26 tonnes per hectare	Gambia
2000s	41.8 tonnes per hectare	39.92 tonnes per hectare	1.88 tonnes per hectare	Gambia
2010s	41.8 tonnes per hectare	41.18 tonnes per hectare	0.615 tonnes per hectare	Gambia
2020s	41.8 tonnes per hectare	38.22 tonnes per hectare	3.59 tonnes per hectare	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Gambia or Portugal?: Gambia, at 41.82 tonnes per hectare against 38.21 tonnes per hectare in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Gambia and Portugal?: 3.61 tonnes per hectare, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Portugal?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Portugal rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Gambia ranks 193rd and Portugal ranks 197th 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).