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

3.72 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

159.19 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Singapore

155.47 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe rank

63rd

Singapore rank

66th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Singapore

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 159.19 tonnes per hectare against 155.47 tonnes per hectare in Singapore, a difference of 3.72 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 66th of 215 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1990s	159.13 tonnes per hectare	136.88 tonnes per hectare	22.25 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	159.04 tonnes per hectare	136.98 tonnes per hectare	22.06 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	161.39 tonnes per hectare	136.17 tonnes per hectare	25.22 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	159.19 tonnes per hectare	155.44 tonnes per hectare	3.75 tonnes per hectare	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Sao Tome and Principe or Singapore?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 159.19 tonnes per hectare against 155.47 tonnes per hectare in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore?: 3.72 tonnes per hectare, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 66th 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).