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

61.36 tonnes per hectare, with Suriname ahead.

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

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 Suriname: Above-ground forest biomass

New Zealand

241.24 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Suriname

302.6 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

New Zealand rank

16th

Suriname rank

7th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

New Zealand
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 302.6 tonnes per hectare against 241.24 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 61.36 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 7th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	234.52 tonnes per hectare	302.6 tonnes per hectare	68.08 tonnes per hectare	Suriname
2000s	232.15 tonnes per hectare	302.6 tonnes per hectare	70.45 tonnes per hectare	Suriname
2010s	278.01 tonnes per hectare	342.79 tonnes per hectare	64.77 tonnes per hectare	Suriname
2020s	244.41 tonnes per hectare	302.6 tonnes per hectare	58.19 tonnes per hectare	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, New Zealand or Suriname?: Suriname, at 302.6 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 Suriname?: 61.36 tonnes per hectare, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Suriname?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Suriname rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: New Zealand ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 7th 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).