What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between India and Puerto Rico?

1.11 tonnes per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?

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.

India vs Puerto Rico: Above-ground forest biomass

India

79 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Puerto Rico

80.11 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

India rank

146th

Puerto Rico rank

144th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

India
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 80.11 tonnes per hectare against 79 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 1.11 tonnes per hectare.

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

India ranks 146th and Puerto Rico ranks 144th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.39 tonnes per hectare	62.17 tonnes per hectare	4.78 tonnes per hectare	Puerto Rico
2000s	69.78 tonnes per hectare	70.84 tonnes per hectare	1.06 tonnes per hectare	Puerto Rico
2010s	68.52 tonnes per hectare	80.42 tonnes per hectare	11.9 tonnes per hectare	Puerto Rico
2020s	77.52 tonnes per hectare	83.59 tonnes per hectare	6.06 tonnes per hectare	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, India or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 80.11 tonnes per hectare against 79 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between India and Puerto Rico?: 1.11 tonnes per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do India and Puerto Rico rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: India ranks 146th and Puerto Rico ranks 144th 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).