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

1.89 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sierra Leone?

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 Sierra Leone: Above-ground forest biomass

Puerto Rico

80.11 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Sierra Leone

82 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

144th

Sierra Leone rank

142nd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Puerto Rico
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 82 tonnes per hectare against 80.11 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.89 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 142nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62.17 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	19.83 tonnes per hectare	Sierra Leone
2000s	70.84 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	11.16 tonnes per hectare	Sierra Leone
2010s	80.42 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	1.58 tonnes per hectare	Sierra Leone
2020s	83.59 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	1.59 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 Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 82 tonnes per hectare against 80.11 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Puerto Rico and Sierra Leone?: 1.89 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sierra Leone?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Sierra Leone rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 142nd 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).