What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Liechtenstein and New Zealand?

13.82 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and New Zealand?

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.

Liechtenstein vs New Zealand: Above-ground forest biomass

Liechtenstein

227.42 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Liechtenstein rank

19th

New Zealand rank

16th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Liechtenstein
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 241.24 tonnes per hectare against 227.42 tonnes per hectare in Liechtenstein, a difference of 13.82 tonnes per hectare.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Liechtenstein's.

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

Liechtenstein ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liechtenstein averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liechtenstein	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	288.46 tonnes per hectare	234.52 tonnes per hectare	53.94 tonnes per hectare	Liechtenstein
2000s	263.94 tonnes per hectare	232.15 tonnes per hectare	31.79 tonnes per hectare	Liechtenstein
2010s	242.69 tonnes per hectare	278.01 tonnes per hectare	35.33 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2020s	235.33 tonnes per hectare	244.41 tonnes per hectare	9.08 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Liechtenstein or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 241.24 tonnes per hectare against 227.42 tonnes per hectare in Liechtenstein as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Liechtenstein and New Zealand?: 13.82 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and New Zealand?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Liechtenstein and New Zealand rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Liechtenstein ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 16th 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).