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

6.73 tonnes per hectare, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

Greece vs Portugal: Above-ground forest biomass

Greece

31.48 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Portugal

38.21 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Greece rank

200th

Portugal rank

197th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 38.21 tonnes per hectare against 31.48 tonnes per hectare in Greece, a difference of 6.73 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 200th and Portugal ranks 197th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.48 tonnes per hectare	37.55 tonnes per hectare	6.07 tonnes per hectare	Portugal
2000s	31.48 tonnes per hectare	39.92 tonnes per hectare	8.44 tonnes per hectare	Portugal
2010s	33.32 tonnes per hectare	41.18 tonnes per hectare	7.86 tonnes per hectare	Portugal
2020s	31.48 tonnes per hectare	38.22 tonnes per hectare	6.74 tonnes per hectare	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 38.21 tonnes per hectare against 31.48 tonnes per hectare in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Greece and Portugal?: 6.73 tonnes per hectare, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Greece ranks 200th 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: 18 September 2026

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