What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?

4.7 tonnes per hectare, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Poland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Above-ground forest biomass

Poland

163.89 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

159.19 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Poland rank

59th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

63rd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Poland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Poland currently reports 163.89 tonnes per hectare against 159.19 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4.7 tonnes per hectare.

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

Poland ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.25 tonnes per hectare	159.13 tonnes per hectare	65.88 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	106.87 tonnes per hectare	159.04 tonnes per hectare	52.17 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	157.2 tonnes per hectare	161.39 tonnes per hectare	4.19 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	163.1 tonnes per hectare	159.19 tonnes per hectare	3.91 tonnes per hectare	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Poland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Poland, at 163.89 tonnes per hectare against 159.19 tonnes per hectare in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 4.7 tonnes per hectare, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Poland ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd 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).