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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)

tonnes per hectare · higher is better · 191 countries

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  1. 1Micronesia, Fed. Sts.500.4
  2. 2Guyana499
  3. 3Palau416.2
  4. 4Suriname362.9
  5. 5New Zealand294.7
  6. 6St. Lucia294
  7. 7Bhutan269.3
  8. 8Cameroon265.1
  9. 9Slovenia253.1
  10. 10Brunei Darussalam247
  11. 11Liechtenstein242.4
  12. 12Peru237.8
  13. 13Congo, Dem. Rep.231
  14. 14Gabon223.3
  15. 15Philippines219.8
  16. 16Chile219.3
  17. 17St. Vincent and the Grenadines219.1
  18. 18Central African Republic217.1
  19. 19Equatorial Guinea214.5
  20. 20Belize211
  21. 21British Virgin Islands210
  22. 21St. Kitts and Nevis210
  23. 21Antigua and Barbuda210
  24. 22Malaysia209.9
  25. 23Romania207.5
  26. 24Liberia205.4
  27. 25Venezuela, RB204.7
  28. 26Fiji202.8
  29. 27Kenya200.4
  30. 28Congo, Rep.198.8
  31. 29Costa Rica196
  32. 30Tonga194.4
  33. 31Switzerland193.1
  34. 32Argentina185.7
  35. 33Germany185.1
  36. 34Colombia184.1
  37. 35Luxembourg180.7
  38. 36Bulgaria180.5
  39. 37Indonesia179
  40. 38Ecuador177
  41. 39Nepal176.8
  42. 40Papua New Guinea176
  43. 41Croatia174
  44. 42Seychelles172.8
  45. 43Austria172.3
  46. 43Belgium172.3
  47. 44Brazil171.9
  48. 45Slovak Republic171.1
  49. 46Poland166
  50. 47Czechia163.2
  51. 48Madagascar163.2
  52. 49Sao Tome and Principe162.5
  53. 50Jamaica158.5
  54. 51Serbia157
  55. 52Bosnia and Herzegovina156.4
  56. 53Belarus156.1
  57. 54Botswana155.3
  58. 55Andorra154
  59. 56American Samoa150.8
  60. 57Timor-Leste150
  61. 58French Polynesia148.9
  62. 59Rwanda146.1
  63. 60New Caledonia146
  64. 61Panama145.1
  65. 62Thailand142.5
  66. 63Ukraine140
  67. 64Iran, Islamic Rep.137.7
  68. 65Singapore135.7
  69. 66France135.5
  70. 67Maldives135
  71. 68Nigeria134.8
  72. 69Lithuania133.9
  73. 70Turks and Caicos Islands132.3
  74. 71Marshall Islands132.1
  75. 72Korea, Rep.131.7
  76. 73Bolivia131.3
  77. 74Guinea131.2
  78. 75Latvia128.1
  79. 76Myanmar125.5
  80. 77St. Martin (French part)124.5
  81. 78Mauritius124.2
  82. 79Guatemala124.1
  83. 80Lao PDR121.5
  84. 81Ethiopia121.3
  85. 82Togo121
  86. 83Egypt, Arab Rep.120
  87. 84Burundi119.4
  88. 85Georgia119.3
  89. 86Estonia115.9
  90. 87United Kingdom115
  91. 88El Salvador113.6
  92. 89Cuba113.6
  93. 90Denmark113.1
  94. 91Japan113
  95. 92Guam112
  96. 93Ireland111.6
  97. 94Italy110.6
  98. 95Hungary109.5
  99. 96Grenada109.4
  100. 97Oman107.7
  101. 98Honduras105.7
  102. 99Samoa105
  103. 100Benin103.6
  104. 101Somalia, Fed. Rep.102.5
  105. 102Mozambique101.4
  106. 103Uruguay97
  107. 104Montenegro96.9
  108. 105Ghana96.6
  109. 106Uganda96
  110. 107Solomon Islands95.8
  111. 108Cabo Verde95
  112. 109Zimbabwe95
  113. 110United States94.7
  114. 111Haiti94.5
  115. 112Cote d'Ivoire94.5
  116. 113Moldova93.4
  117. 114Chad91.2
  118. 115Nicaragua91
  119. 116San Marino91
  120. 117Canada90.4
  121. 118Trinidad and Tobago90.2
  122. 119Djibouti86.5
  123. 120South Africa85.7
  124. 121Guinea-Bissau84
  125. 122Australia84
  126. 123Dominican Republic82.7
  127. 124Kazakhstan82.5
  128. 125Sierra Leone82
  129. 126Armenia80.7
  130. 127Puerto Rico (US)80.6
  131. 128Sri Lanka79.2
  132. 129Curacao79
  133. 130Malawi78.7
  134. 131Russian Federation77.3
  135. 132Eswatini76.1
  136. 133Pakistan75.3
  137. 134United Arab Emirates74.4
  138. 135Lesotho73.7
  139. 136Eritrea72.5
  140. 137Sweden72.5
  141. 138North Macedonia71.6
  142. 139Paraguay69.9
  143. 140Cambodia69.3
  144. 141India68.7
  145. 142Namibia67.4
  146. 143Comoros66
  147. 144China64.7
  148. 145Norway64.2
  149. 146Bangladesh62.8
  150. 147Viet Nam62.7
  151. 148Korea, Dem. People's Rep.62.3
  152. 149Lebanon61.3
  153. 150Finland59.8
  154. 151Tunisia58.7
  155. 152Jordan56.9
  156. 153Sudan56
  157. 154Spain55.9
  158. 155Netherlands55.1
  159. 156Mongolia54.9
  160. 157Mauritania53.1
  161. 158Virgin Islands (U.S.)52.5
  162. 159Mexico52.4
  163. 160Iraq51.1
  164. 161Syrian Arab Republic50
  165. 162Kyrgyz Republic49.7
  166. 163Libya49.3
  167. 164Tanzania48.6
  168. 165Uzbekistan48.2
  169. 166Turkiye48.1
  170. 167Burkina Faso47.8
  171. 168Mali46.4
  172. 169Senegal44.3
  173. 170Zambia44
  174. 171Cyprus41.9
  175. 172Gambia, The41.8
  176. 173Portugal40.9
  177. 174Morocco39.9
  178. 175Bahamas, The39.8
  179. 176Niger38.2
  180. 177Greece34.2
  181. 178Angola30.3
  182. 179Algeria29.4
  183. 180Saudi Arabia26.6
  184. 181Iceland23.7
  185. 182Yemen, Rep.14
  186. 183Israel7.7
  187. 184Turkmenistan4.2
  188. 185Gibraltar0
  189. 185Monaco0
  190. 185Naoero0
  191. 185Qatar0

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)