What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.65 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Jamaica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Above-ground forest biomass

Jamaica

158.54 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

159.19 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Jamaica rank

64th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

63rd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Jamaica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 159.19 tonnes per hectare against 158.54 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.65 tonnes per hectare.

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

Jamaica ranks 64th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	159.08 tonnes per hectare	159.13 tonnes per hectare	0.05 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	156.97 tonnes per hectare	159.04 tonnes per hectare	2.07 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	162.68 tonnes per hectare	161.39 tonnes per hectare	1.29 tonnes per hectare	Jamaica
2020s	158.51 tonnes per hectare	159.19 tonnes per hectare	0.68 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 159.19 tonnes per hectare against 158.54 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.65 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Jamaica ranks 64th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd 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).