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

0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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 Turkey: Above-ground forest biomass

Lesotho

46.35 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Turkey

46.21 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Lesotho rank

187th

Turkey rank

188th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Lesotho
Turkey

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 46.35 tonnes per hectare against 46.21 tonnes per hectare in Turkey, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.

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

Lesotho ranks 187th and Turkey ranks 188th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	46.35 tonnes per hectare	33.63 tonnes per hectare	12.72 tonnes per hectare	Lesotho
2000s	46.35 tonnes per hectare	36.58 tonnes per hectare	9.77 tonnes per hectare	Lesotho
2010s	64.6 tonnes per hectare	46.62 tonnes per hectare	17.98 tonnes per hectare	Lesotho
2020s	46.35 tonnes per hectare	46.48 tonnes per hectare	0.13 tonnes per hectare	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Lesotho or Turkey?: Lesotho, at 46.35 tonnes per hectare against 46.21 tonnes per hectare in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Lesotho and Turkey?: 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkey?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Turkey rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Lesotho ranks 187th and Turkey ranks 188th 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).