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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)

· higher is better · 197 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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  1. 1Guyana499
  2. 2St. Lucia332.2
  3. 3Gabon310.8
  4. 4Suriname302.6
  5. 5Solomon Islands282
  6. 6Romania261.6
  7. 7Liberia252.5
  8. 8Central African Republic251.1
  9. 9Brunei Darussalam247
  10. 10Belize246.3
  11. 11Philippines244.8
  12. 12New Zealand241.2
  13. 13Slovenia230.6
  14. 14Congo, Dem. Rep.228.3
  15. 15Liechtenstein227.4
  16. 16Rwanda221.4
  17. 17Cameroon220.3
  18. 18Chile219.3
  19. 19St. Vincent and the Grenadines215.3
  20. 20Equatorial Guinea214.5
  21. 21Palau213.3
  22. 22Czechia212.6
  23. 23Venezuela, RB211
  24. 24Dominica210.5
  25. 25British Virgin Islands209.6
  26. 26Malaysia209
  27. 27Fiji206
  28. 28Congo, Rep.205.5
  29. 29Colombia203
  30. 30Micronesia, Fed. Sts.197.6
  31. 31Bhutan195.6
  32. 32Peru195
  33. 33Belarus194.9
  34. 34Tonga193.6
  35. 35Indonesia193.4
  36. 36Switzerland185.9
  37. 37Thailand182.2
  38. 38Guatemala181.7
  39. 39Luxembourg180.7
  40. 40Costa Rica180.6
  41. 41Serbia179.8
  42. 42Croatia179.1
  43. 43Netherlands179
  44. 44Germany178.5
  45. 45Bulgaria178.2
  46. 46Ecuador177
  47. 47Georgia175.7
  48. 48Papua New Guinea175
  49. 49Slovak Republic172.5
  50. 50Brazil172.4
  51. 51Bosnia and Herzegovina171.9
  52. 52Austria171.3
  53. 53Belgium167.5
  54. 54Poland163.9
  55. 55Antigua and Barbuda160.5
  56. 56St. Kitts and Nevis160
  57. 57Sao Tome and Principe159.2
  58. 58Jamaica158.5
  59. 59Cote d'Ivoire157.9
  60. 60Singapore155.5
  61. 61Botswana155.3
  62. 62Marshall Islands153.5
  63. 63Virgin Islands (U.S.)153
  64. 64Ethiopia149.2
  65. 65French Polynesia148.9
  66. 66American Samoa148.3
  67. 67Korea, Rep.147
  68. 68Zimbabwe146.9
  69. 69New Caledonia146
  70. 70Panama145.1
  71. 71Curacao142.9
  72. 72Ukraine140
  73. 73Andorra140
  74. 74Lithuania139.9
  75. 75Iran, Islamic Rep.137.7
  76. 76Seychelles135.4
  77. 77Nigeria134.8
  78. 78Argentina132.2
  79. 79Maldives131.7
  80. 80Guinea131.2
  81. 81Japan131.1
  82. 82Lao PDR130.8
  83. 83France130.8
  84. 84United States129.5
  85. 85Latvia128.2
  86. 86Turks and Caicos Islands126.4
  87. 87Denmark121.1
  88. 88Timor-Leste121
  89. 89Bolivia120.1
  90. 89Mauritius120.1
  91. 90Burundi119.4
  92. 91Ireland117.4
  93. 92Cuba117.1
  94. 93Madagascar115
  95. 94Vanuatu114.9
  96. 95Nepal114.5
  97. 96El Salvador114.1
  98. 97Oman112.5
  99. 98Trinidad and Tobago112.3
  100. 99United Arab Emirates111.8
  101. 100Grenada109.6
  102. 101United Kingdom108
  103. 102Hungary107.9
  104. 103Italy107.7
  105. 104Kenya106.7
  106. 105Cambodia103.3
  107. 106Somalia, Fed. Rep.102
  108. 107North Macedonia100.4
  109. 108Australia99.2
  110. 109Estonia98.2
  111. 110Moldova97.4
  112. 111Montenegro96.9
  113. 112Ghana96.6
  114. 113Haiti95.9
  115. 114Armenia91.8
  116. 115Nicaragua91
  117. 116Mali90.6
  118. 117Viet Nam90.5
  119. 118South Sudan90.4
  120. 118Uganda90.4
  121. 119San Marino90
  122. 120Benin89.4
  123. 121Myanmar88.4
  124. 122Afghanistan87.4
  125. 123Syrian Arab Republic87.4
  126. 124Canada86.9
  127. 125Uruguay84.9
  128. 126Russian Federation83.4
  129. 127Dominican Republic82.7
  130. 128Eswatini82.6
  131. 129Sierra Leone82
  132. 130Guam80.3
  133. 131Puerto Rico (US)80.1
  134. 132Samoa79.6
  135. 133India79
  136. 134Malawi78.7
  137. 135Paraguay78.4
  138. 136Kazakhstan77
  139. 137Sweden76.8
  140. 138Egypt, Arab Rep.75.4
  141. 139Korea, Dem. People's Rep.74.5
  142. 140Pakistan73.5
  143. 141Chad72.9
  144. 142China72.5
  145. 143Eritrea71.6
  146. 144Bahamas, The69.9
  147. 145Mozambique69.2
  148. 146Northern Mariana Islands67.7
  149. 147South Africa67.7
  150. 148Bangladesh67.7
  151. 149Namibia67.4
  152. 150Comoros65.9
  153. 151Honduras65.8
  154. 152Djibouti64.1
  155. 153Burkina Faso63.8
  156. 154Togo63.3
  157. 155Norway62.5
  158. 156Sri Lanka62.5
  159. 157Morocco62.2
  160. 158Guinea-Bissau62
  161. 159Finland61.1
  162. 160Kuwait58.7
  163. 161Jordan56.9
  164. 162St. Martin (French part)56.5
  165. 163Bahrain54.9
  166. 164Mongolia54.9
  167. 165Spain54.5
  168. 166Mauritania54
  169. 167Mexico52.3
  170. 168Senegal51.4
  171. 169Israel51.3
  172. 170Kyrgyz Republic49.7
  173. 171Libya49.2
  174. 172Tanzania48.6
  175. 173Lebanon46.6
  176. 174Lesotho46.4
  177. 175Turkiye46.2
  178. 176Cyprus45.4
  179. 177Algeria44.1
  180. 178Zambia44
  181. 179Qatar42.9
  182. 180Gambia, The41.8
  183. 181Albania41.3
  184. 182Niger40.8
  185. 183Saudi Arabia40.3
  186. 184Portugal38.2
  187. 185Tunisia32.1
  188. 186Iraq31.6
  189. 187Greece31.5
  190. 188Angola30.6
  191. 189Iceland28
  192. 190Uzbekistan18.8
  193. 191Sudan17.5
  194. 192Yemen, Rep.14
  195. 193Cabo Verde9
  196. 194Turkmenistan7.5

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)