What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Kazakhstan and North Korea?

2.52 tonnes per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and North Korea?

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.

Kazakhstan vs North Korea: Above-ground forest biomass

Kazakhstan

77.01 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

North Korea

74.49 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

149th

North Korea rank

152nd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Kazakhstan
North Korea

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 77.01 tonnes per hectare against 74.49 tonnes per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 2.52 tonnes per hectare.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 149th and North Korea ranks 152nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	77.63 tonnes per hectare	73.08 tonnes per hectare	4.55 tonnes per hectare	Kazakhstan
2000s	78.94 tonnes per hectare	73.31 tonnes per hectare	5.63 tonnes per hectare	Kazakhstan
2010s	83.36 tonnes per hectare	66.37 tonnes per hectare	16.99 tonnes per hectare	Kazakhstan
2020s	79.74 tonnes per hectare	74.49 tonnes per hectare	5.25 tonnes per hectare	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Kazakhstan or North Korea?: Kazakhstan, at 77.01 tonnes per hectare against 74.49 tonnes per hectare in North Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Kazakhstan and North Korea?: 2.52 tonnes per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and North Korea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and North Korea rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Kazakhstan ranks 149th and North Korea ranks 152nd 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).