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

1.69 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.

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

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 Malawi: Above-ground forest biomass

Kazakhstan

77.01 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Malawi

78.7 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

149th

Malawi rank

147th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Kazakhstan
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 78.7 tonnes per hectare against 77.01 tonnes per hectare in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.69 tonnes per hectare.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	77.63 tonnes per hectare	78.7 tonnes per hectare	1.07 tonnes per hectare	Malawi
2000s	78.94 tonnes per hectare	78.7 tonnes per hectare	0.24 tonnes per hectare	Kazakhstan
2010s	83.36 tonnes per hectare	78.7 tonnes per hectare	4.66 tonnes per hectare	Kazakhstan
2020s	79.74 tonnes per hectare	78.7 tonnes per hectare	1.04 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 Malawi?: Malawi, at 78.7 tonnes per hectare against 77.01 tonnes per hectare in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Kazakhstan and Malawi?: 1.69 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malawi?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Malawi rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Kazakhstan ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th 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).