What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Kenya and Somalia?

4.69 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?

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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Above-ground forest biomass

Kenya

106.66 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Somalia

101.97 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Kenya rank

115th

Somalia rank

118th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 106.66 tonnes per hectare against 101.97 tonnes per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 4.69 tonnes per hectare.

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

Kenya ranks 115th and Somalia ranks 118th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	108.33 tonnes per hectare	101.97 tonnes per hectare	6.36 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2000s	94.59 tonnes per hectare	101.97 tonnes per hectare	7.38 tonnes per hectare	Somalia
2010s	168.35 tonnes per hectare	102.32 tonnes per hectare	66.03 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2020s	106.66 tonnes per hectare	101.97 tonnes per hectare	4.69 tonnes per hectare	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Kenya or Somalia?: Kenya, at 106.66 tonnes per hectare against 101.97 tonnes per hectare in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Kenya and Somalia?: 4.69 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Kenya ranks 115th and Somalia ranks 118th 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).