What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Israel and Libya?

2.03 tonnes per hectare, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?

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.

Israel vs Libya: Above-ground forest biomass

Israel

51.27 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Libya

49.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Israel rank

182nd

Libya rank

184th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Israel
Libya

How they compare

Israel currently reports 51.27 tonnes per hectare against 49.24 tonnes per hectare in Libya, a difference of 2.03 tonnes per hectare.

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

Israel ranks 182nd and Libya ranks 184th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.58 tonnes per hectare	49.26 tonnes per hectare	8.32 tonnes per hectare	Israel
2000s	47.71 tonnes per hectare	49.28 tonnes per hectare	1.57 tonnes per hectare	Libya
2010s	21.01 tonnes per hectare	49.26 tonnes per hectare	28.25 tonnes per hectare	Libya
2020s	53.1 tonnes per hectare	49.26 tonnes per hectare	3.84 tonnes per hectare	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Israel or Libya?: Israel, at 51.27 tonnes per hectare against 49.24 tonnes per hectare in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Israel and Libya?: 2.03 tonnes per hectare, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Israel and Libya rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Israel ranks 182nd and Libya ranks 184th 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).