What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Indonesia and Switzerland?

7.5 tonnes per hectare, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Switzerland?

9 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Indonesia vs Switzerland: Above-ground forest biomass

Indonesia

193.39 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Switzerland

185.89 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Indonesia rank

40th

Switzerland rank

41st

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Indonesia
Switzerland

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 193.39 tonnes per hectare against 185.89 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 7.5 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	187.8 tonnes per hectare	184.31 tonnes per hectare	3.49 tonnes per hectare	Indonesia
2010s	181.89 tonnes per hectare	190.87 tonnes per hectare	8.98 tonnes per hectare	Switzerland
2020s	193.39 tonnes per hectare	186.57 tonnes per hectare	6.81 tonnes per hectare	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Indonesia or Switzerland?: Indonesia, at 193.39 tonnes per hectare against 185.89 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Indonesia and Switzerland?: 7.5 tonnes per hectare, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Switzerland?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and Switzerland rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Indonesia ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 41st 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).