What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Lesotho and Tanzania?

2.23 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?

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.

Lesotho vs Tanzania: Above-ground forest biomass

Lesotho

46.35 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Tanzania

48.58 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Lesotho rank

187th

Tanzania rank

185th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Lesotho
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 48.58 tonnes per hectare against 46.35 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 2.23 tonnes per hectare.

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

Lesotho ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 185th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.35 tonnes per hectare	48.58 tonnes per hectare	2.23 tonnes per hectare	Tanzania
2000s	46.35 tonnes per hectare	48.58 tonnes per hectare	2.23 tonnes per hectare	Tanzania
2010s	64.6 tonnes per hectare	48.58 tonnes per hectare	16.02 tonnes per hectare	Lesotho
2020s	46.35 tonnes per hectare	48.58 tonnes per hectare	2.23 tonnes per hectare	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Lesotho or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 48.58 tonnes per hectare against 46.35 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Lesotho and Tanzania?: 2.23 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Tanzania rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Lesotho ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 185th 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).