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

90.98 tonnes per hectare, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

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 Saint Lucia: Above-ground forest biomass

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Saint Lucia

332.22 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand rank

16th

Saint Lucia rank

4th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

New Zealand
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 332.22 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 90.98 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.

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 Saint Lucia ranks 4th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	234.52 tonnes per hectare	212.49 tonnes per hectare	22.03 tonnes per hectare	New Zealand
2000s	232.15 tonnes per hectare	246.73 tonnes per hectare	14.58 tonnes per hectare	Saint Lucia
2010s	278.01 tonnes per hectare	286.92 tonnes per hectare	8.91 tonnes per hectare	Saint Lucia
2020s	244.41 tonnes per hectare	323.68 tonnes per hectare	79.26 tonnes per hectare	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, New Zealand or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 332.22 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 Saint Lucia?: 90.98 tonnes per hectare, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saint Lucia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Saint Lucia rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: New Zealand ranks 16th and Saint Lucia ranks 4th 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: 28 August 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).