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

3.52 tonnes per hectare, with Philippines ahead.

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

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.

New Zealand vs Philippines: Above-ground forest biomass

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Philippines

244.76 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand rank

16th

Philippines rank

15th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

New Zealand
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 244.76 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 3.52 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 15th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	234.52 tonnes per hectare	207.45 tonnes per hectare	27.07 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2000s	232.15 tonnes per hectare	219.24 tonnes per hectare	12.91 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2010s	278.01 tonnes per hectare	229.66 tonnes per hectare	48.35 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2020s	244.41 tonnes per hectare	243.99 tonnes per hectare	0.425 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, New Zealand or Philippines?: Philippines, at 244.76 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 New Zealand and Philippines?: 3.52 tonnes per hectare, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: New Zealand ranks 16th and Philippines ranks 15th 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).