What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Paraguay and Samoa?

1.27 tonnes per hectare, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Samoa?

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.

Paraguay vs Samoa: Above-ground forest biomass

Paraguay

78.35 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Samoa

79.62 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Paraguay rank

148th

Samoa rank

145th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Paraguay
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 79.62 tonnes per hectare against 78.35 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 1.27 tonnes per hectare.

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

Paraguay ranks 148th and Samoa ranks 145th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.03 tonnes per hectare	79.79 tonnes per hectare	0.24 tonnes per hectare	Paraguay
2000s	80.03 tonnes per hectare	79.76 tonnes per hectare	0.27 tonnes per hectare	Paraguay
2010s	73.25 tonnes per hectare	96.59 tonnes per hectare	23.34 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
2020s	78.35 tonnes per hectare	79.65 tonnes per hectare	1.3 tonnes per hectare	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Paraguay or Samoa?: Samoa, at 79.62 tonnes per hectare against 78.35 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Paraguay and Samoa?: 1.27 tonnes per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Samoa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Samoa rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Paraguay ranks 148th and Samoa ranks 145th 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).