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

1 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.

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

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.

North Korea vs Pakistan: Above-ground forest biomass

North Korea

74.49 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Pakistan

73.49 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

North Korea rank

152nd

Pakistan rank

153rd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

North Korea
Pakistan

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 74.49 tonnes per hectare against 73.49 tonnes per hectare in Pakistan, a difference of 1 tonnes per hectare.

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

North Korea ranks 152nd and Pakistan ranks 153rd of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	73.08 tonnes per hectare	65.3 tonnes per hectare	7.78 tonnes per hectare	North Korea
2000s	73.31 tonnes per hectare	65.3 tonnes per hectare	8.01 tonnes per hectare	North Korea
2010s	66.37 tonnes per hectare	71.97 tonnes per hectare	5.6 tonnes per hectare	Pakistan
2020s	74.49 tonnes per hectare	73.49 tonnes per hectare	1 tonnes per hectare	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, North Korea or Pakistan?: North Korea, at 74.49 tonnes per hectare against 73.49 tonnes per hectare in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between North Korea and Pakistan?: 1 tonnes per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Pakistan?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Pakistan rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: North Korea ranks 152nd and Pakistan ranks 153rd 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).