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

2.33 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Above-ground forest biomass

North Korea

74.49 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Sweden

76.82 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

North Korea rank

152nd

Sweden rank

150th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

North Korea
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 76.82 tonnes per hectare against 74.49 tonnes per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 2.33 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 150th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	73.08 tonnes per hectare	65.35 tonnes per hectare	7.73 tonnes per hectare	North Korea
2000s	73.31 tonnes per hectare	68.81 tonnes per hectare	4.5 tonnes per hectare	North Korea
2010s	66.37 tonnes per hectare	72.62 tonnes per hectare	6.25 tonnes per hectare	Sweden
2020s	74.49 tonnes per hectare	76.82 tonnes per hectare	2.33 tonnes per hectare	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, North Korea or Sweden?: Sweden, at 76.82 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 North Korea and Sweden?: 2.33 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sweden?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Sweden rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: North Korea ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 150th 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).