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

3.93 tonnes per hectare, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?

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 Syria: Above-ground forest biomass

Russia

83.43 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Syria

87.36 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Russia rank

139th

Syria rank

136th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Russia
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 87.36 tonnes per hectare against 83.43 tonnes per hectare in Russia, a difference of 3.93 tonnes per hectare.

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

Russia ranks 139th and Syria ranks 136th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	65.68 tonnes per hectare	43.04 tonnes per hectare	22.64 tonnes per hectare	Russia
2000s	71.11 tonnes per hectare	58.21 tonnes per hectare	12.9 tonnes per hectare	Russia
2010s	77.01 tonnes per hectare	57.02 tonnes per hectare	19.99 tonnes per hectare	Russia
2020s	82.11 tonnes per hectare	83.33 tonnes per hectare	1.22 tonnes per hectare	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Russia or Syria?: Syria, at 87.36 tonnes per hectare against 83.43 tonnes per hectare in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Russia and Syria?: 3.93 tonnes per hectare, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Syria?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Russia and Syria rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Russia ranks 139th and Syria ranks 136th 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).