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

0.49 tonnes per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico 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.

Puerto Rico vs Samoa: Above-ground forest biomass

Puerto Rico

80.11 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Samoa

79.62 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

144th

Samoa rank

145th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Puerto Rico
Samoa

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 80.11 tonnes per hectare against 79.62 tonnes per hectare in Samoa, a difference of 0.49 tonnes per hectare.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Samoa ranks 145th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62.17 tonnes per hectare	79.79 tonnes per hectare	17.62 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
2000s	70.84 tonnes per hectare	79.76 tonnes per hectare	8.92 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
2010s	80.42 tonnes per hectare	96.59 tonnes per hectare	16.17 tonnes per hectare	Samoa
2020s	83.59 tonnes per hectare	79.65 tonnes per hectare	3.94 tonnes per hectare	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Puerto Rico or Samoa?: Puerto Rico, at 80.11 tonnes per hectare against 79.62 tonnes per hectare in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Puerto Rico and Samoa?: 0.49 tonnes per hectare, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Samoa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Samoa rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Puerto Rico ranks 144th 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).