Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare) by country
Countries reporting
222
Highest
498.96 t per ha
Guyana
Lowest
7.48 t per ha
Turkmenistan
Median
114.94 t per ha
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,535
What the numbers show
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 498.96 t per ha in Guyana; the lowest is 7.48 t per ha in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 114.94 t per ha, and the mean is 127.85 t per ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 67.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in United States Virgin Islands (up 84.3%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 48.1%).
Above-ground biomass in forest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 498.96 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | French Guiana | 365 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 346.96 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Saint Lucia | 332.22 t per ha | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 5 | Gabon | 310.75 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Martinique | 306.44 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Suriname | 302.6 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 282 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 261.59 t per ha | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Liberia | 252.54 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 251.12 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Brunei | 247 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 247 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Belize | 246.25 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Mayotte | 244.79 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Philippines | 244.76 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | New Zealand | 241.24 t per ha | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 230.61 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 228.3 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Liechtenstein | 227.42 t per ha | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 21 | Rwanda | 221.44 t per ha | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 220.3 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 219.27 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 215.34 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 214.5 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Palau | 213.28 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 211.02 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Anguilla | 210.91 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Dominica | 210.46 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 209.63 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Malaysia | 209.02 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 32 | Fiji | 205.97 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Congo | 205.5 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Colombia | 202.98 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 198.71 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 197.61 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 37 | Bhutan | 195.55 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Peru | 195.02 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Belarus | 194.9 t per ha | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 40 | Tonga | 193.59 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Indonesia | 193.39 t per ha | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 42 | Switzerland | 185.89 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 43 | Thailand | 182.19 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 44 | Guatemala | 181.73 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 180.72 t per ha | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 46 | Melanesia | 180.67 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 180.6 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Serbia | 179.82 t per ha | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 179.1 t per ha | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 50 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 179.03 t per ha | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 178.51 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 178.16 t per ha | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 177.02 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Georgia | 175.66 t per ha | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 175 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Slovakia | 172.51 t per ha | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 172.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 171.93 t per ha | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 171.33 t per ha | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium | 167.53 t per ha | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 61 | Poland | 163.89 t per ha | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | 160.46 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 63 | Micronesia | 160.38 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 160 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 159.19 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Jamaica | 158.54 t per ha | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 157.9 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 157.9 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Singapore | 155.47 t per ha | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 70 | Botswana | 155.25 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 153.45 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 72 | United States Virgin Islands | 152.95 t per ha | 2025 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 149.15 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | French Polynesia | 148.94 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | American Samoa | 148.26 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | South Korea | 147 t per ha | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 76 | Republic of Korea | 147 t per ha | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 146.9 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 146 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Panama | 145.1 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Curacao | 142.86 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Curaçao | 142.86 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Ukraine | 140 t per ha | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 84 | Andorra | 139.96 t per ha | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 85 | Lithuania | 139.9 t per ha | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 86 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 137.67 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Seychelles | 135.37 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 88 | Nigeria | 134.77 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Argentina | 132.2 t per ha | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 90 | Maldives | 131.72 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Guinea | 131.23 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | Japan | 131.12 t per ha | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 93 | Laos | 130.8 t per ha | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 130.8 t per ha | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 95 | France | 130.76 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 96 | United States | 129.5 t per ha | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 97 | Latvia | 128.23 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 98 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 126.43 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 121.05 t per ha | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 100 | East Timor | 121 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 121 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Mauritius | 120.14 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 120.14 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Reunion | 120.03 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 104 | Réunion | 120.03 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 106 | Burundi | 119.37 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Polynesia | 118.72 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 108 | Saint Barthélemy | 117.65 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Ireland | 117.36 t per ha | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 110 | Cuba | 117.13 t per ha | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 111 | Madagascar | 115.02 t per ha | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 114.86 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Nepal | 114.48 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | El Salvador | 114.09 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Oman | 112.5 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 112.32 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 111.84 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 118 | Niue | 111.82 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 119 | Caribbean | 110.6 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 120 | Grenada | 109.6 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Australia and New Zealand | 109.39 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 122 | United Kingdom | 108 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 122 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 108 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 124 | Hungary | 107.89 t per ha | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 125 | Italy | 107.7 t per ha | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 126 | Cook Islands | 107.12 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Kenya | 106.66 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 128 | Cambodia | 103.34 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Somalia | 101.97 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 100.35 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 131 | Australia | 99.22 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 132 | Estonia | 98.21 t per ha | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 133 | Moldova | 97.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | 97.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 135 | Ghana | 96.64 t per ha | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 136 | Haiti | 95.89 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 137 | Armenia | 91.77 t per ha | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 91.02 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Mali | 90.64 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 140 | Vietnam | 90.54 t per ha | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 140 | Viet Nam | 90.54 t per ha | 2025 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 142 | South Sudan | 90.44 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Uganda | 90.44 t per ha | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 144 | San Marino | 90 t per ha | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 145 | Benin | 89.42 t per ha | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 146 | Myanmar | 88.4 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 87.4 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Syria | 87.36 t per ha | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 148 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.36 t per ha | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 150 | Canada | 86.88 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 151 | Uruguay | 84.86 t per ha | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 152 | Russia | 83.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 152 | Russian Federation | 83.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 154 | Dominican Republic | 82.7 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Eswatini | 82.57 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 82 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Guam | 80.3 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 80.11 t per ha | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 159 | Samoa | 79.62 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 160 | India | 79 t per ha | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 161 | Malawi | 78.7 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Paraguay | 78.35 t per ha | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 77.01 t per ha | 2025 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 164 | Sweden | 76.82 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 165 | Egypt | 75.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 166 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 74.49 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Pakistan | 73.49 t per ha | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 168 | Chad | 72.92 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 169 | China | 72.48 t per ha | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 170 | Eritrea | 71.6 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 171 | Bahamas | 69.9 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Mozambique | 69.15 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Northern Mariana Islands | 67.73 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | South Africa | 67.72 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 67.66 t per ha | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 176 | Namibia | 67.4 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Comoros | 65.93 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 178 | Djibouti | 64.08 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 179 | Burkina Faso | 63.82 t per ha | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 180 | Togo | 63.3 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Norway | 62.54 t per ha | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 62.52 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 183 | Western Sahara | 62.19 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 184 | Morocco | 62.18 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 62 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Finland | 61.09 t per ha | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 187 | Kuwait | 58.73 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 188 | Jordan | 56.86 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 56.45 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Bahrain | 54.92 t per ha | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 191 | Mongolia | 54.9 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Mauritania | 54 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Mexico | 52.26 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 194 | Senegal | 51.38 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Israel | 51.27 t per ha | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 196 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.66 t per ha | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 197 | Libya | 49.24 t per ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 198 | United Republic of Tanzania | 48.58 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Lebanon | 46.56 t per ha | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 200 | Lesotho | 46.35 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Turkey | 46.21 t per ha | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 201 | Türkiye | 46.21 t per ha | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 203 | Cyprus | 45.43 t per ha | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 204 | Algeria | 44.09 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Zambia | 44 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Qatar | 42.86 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Gambia | 41.82 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 208 | Albania | 41.34 t per ha | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 209 | Niger | 40.8 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Saudi Arabia | 40.29 t per ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 211 | Portugal | 38.21 t per ha | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 212 | Tunisia | 32.1 t per ha | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 213 | Iraq | 31.58 t per ha | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 214 | Greece | 31.48 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Angola | 30.63 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Iceland | 27.98 t per ha | 2025 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 217 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 27.27 t per ha | 2025 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 218 | Uzbekistan | 18.77 t per ha | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 219 | Sudan | 17.49 t per ha | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 220 | Yemen | 13.99 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 221 | Cabo Verde | 9.01 t per ha | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 222 | Turkmenistan | 7.48 t per ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 259.05 t per ha
- Middle Africa 194.41 t per ha
- South America 183.34 t per ha
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 179.99 t per ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 172.16 t per ha
- South-Eastern Asia 167.24 t per ha
- Western Europe 153.92 t per ha
- Americas 144.69 t per ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 142.98 t per ha
- Africa 137.66 t per ha
- United States of America 129.5 t per ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 126.57 t per ha
- Oceania 124.76 t per ha
- World 123.29 t per ha
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 123.17 t per ha
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 115.97 t per ha
- Western Africa 112.97 t per ha
- Asia 107.58 t per ha
- Northern America 106.31 t per ha
- Southern Africa 97.01 t per ha
- Europe and Northern America 96.38 t per ha
- Southern Asia 89.92 t per ha
- Europe 89.91 t per ha
- Eastern Europe 88.61 t per ha
- Southern Europe 86.76 t per ha
- Central and Southern Asia 84.69 t per ha
- Eastern Africa 80.99 t per ha
- Eastern Asia 78.52 t per ha
- Northern Europe 76.88 t per ha
- Central America 72.61 t per ha
- Western Asia 62.02 t per ha
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 45.83 t per ha
- Central Asia 38.46 t per ha
- Northern Africa 28.53 t per ha