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

1.43 tonnes per hectare, with Russia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia 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.

Russia vs Sierra Leone: Above-ground forest biomass

Russia

83.43 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Sierra Leone

82 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Russia rank

139th

Sierra Leone rank

142nd

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Russia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Russia currently reports 83.43 tonnes per hectare against 82 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.43 tonnes per hectare.

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

Russia ranks 139th and Sierra Leone ranks 142nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	65.68 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	16.32 tonnes per hectare	Sierra Leone
2000s	71.11 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	10.89 tonnes per hectare	Sierra Leone
2010s	77.01 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	4.99 tonnes per hectare	Sierra Leone
2020s	82.11 tonnes per hectare	82 tonnes per hectare	0.105 tonnes per hectare	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Russia or Sierra Leone?: Russia, at 83.43 tonnes per hectare against 82 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Russia and Sierra Leone?: 1.43 tonnes per hectare, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sierra Leone?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Russia and Sierra Leone rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Russia ranks 139th 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: 18 September 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).