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

3.55 tonnes per hectare, with Mayotte ahead.

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

6 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.

Mayotte vs New Zealand: Above-ground forest biomass

Mayotte

244.79 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Mayotte rank

14th

New Zealand rank

16th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Mayotte
New Zealand

How they compare

Mayotte currently reports 244.79 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 3.55 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mayotte ahead.

Mayotte ranks 14th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Mayotte has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mayotte	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	245.19 tonnes per hectare	234.52 tonnes per hectare	10.67 tonnes per hectare	Mayotte
2000s	244.76 tonnes per hectare	232.15 tonnes per hectare	12.61 tonnes per hectare	Mayotte
2010s	244.87 tonnes per hectare	244.6 tonnes per hectare	0.27 tonnes per hectare	Mayotte
2020s	244.71 tonnes per hectare	244.41 tonnes per hectare	0.3 tonnes per hectare	Mayotte

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Mayotte or New Zealand?: Mayotte, at 244.79 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Mayotte and New Zealand?: 3.55 tonnes per hectare, with Mayotte ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and New Zealand?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mayotte and New Zealand rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Mayotte ranks 14th 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).