Above-ground forest biomass, 2000 to 2020

Tonnes of above-ground forest biomass per hectare. Changes in the above-ground forest biomass show the balance between gains from forest growth andlosses due to wood removal, natural losses, fire, wind, pests and diseases.

15.2.1 - Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare) - AG_LND_FRSTBIOPHA tonnes per hectare
Country/area
2000
2020
Absolute Change
Relative Change
Algeria29.16 t29.39 t+0.23 t+1%
American Samoa125.13 t150.79 t+25.66 t+21%
Andorra154.00 t154.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Angola30.30 t30.30 t+0.00 t+0%
Anguilla210.00 t210.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Antigua and Barbuda210.00 t210.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Argentina177.07 t185.74 t+8.67 t+5%
Armenia81.38 t80.72 t-0.66 t-1%
Australia85.56 t83.98 t-1.58 t-2%
Austria157.40 t172.30 t+14.90 t+9%
Bahamas39.80 t39.80 t+0.00 t+0%
Bangladesh62.82 t62.82 t+0.00 t+0%
Belarus114.60 t156.10 t+41.50 t+36%
Belgium148.48 t172.30 t+23.82 t+16%
Belize211.00 t211.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Benin103.56 t103.56 t+0.00 t+0%
Bhutan269.32 t269.32 t+0.00 t+0%
Bolivia131.26 t131.26 t+0.00 t+0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina156.36 t156.36 t+0.00 t+0%
Botswana155.25 t155.25 t+0.00 t+0%
Brazil166.30 t171.92 t+5.62 t+3%
British Virgin Islands210.00 t210.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Brunei247.00 t247.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Bulgaria139.90 t180.50 t+40.60 t+29%
Burkina Faso59.27 t47.79 t-11.48 t-19%
Burundi114.03 t119.38 t+5.35 t+5%
Cambodia69.30 t69.30 t+0.00 t+0%
Cameroon265.05 t265.05 t+0.00 t+0%
Canada94.64 t90.43 t-4.21 t-4%
Cape Verde95.00 t95.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Central African Republic217.09 t217.09 t+0.00 t+0%
Chad91.40 t91.23 t-0.17 t-0%
Chile221.86 t219.27 t-2.59 t-1%
China54.54 t64.72 t+10.18 t+19%
Colombia184.13 t184.13 t+0.00 t+0%
Comoros66.00 t66.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Congo198.80 t198.80 t+0.00 t+0%
Costa Rica196.00 t196.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Cote d'Ivoire94.45 t94.45 t+0.00 t+0%
Croatia169.55 t174.01 t+4.46 t+3%
Cuba116.32 t113.59 t-2.73 t-2%
Curacao79.00 t79.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Cyprus27.73 t41.93 t+14.20 t+51%
Czechia145.14 t163.23 t+18.09 t+12%
Democratic Republic of Congo231.00 t231.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Denmark100.47 t113.10 t+12.63 t+13%
Djibouti89.60 t86.51 t-3.09 t-3%
Dominican Republic82.70 t82.70 t+0.00 t+0%
East Timor150.00 t150.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Ecuador177.02 t177.02 t+0.00 t+0%
Egypt120.00 t120.00 t+0.00 t+0%
El Salvador113.61 t113.61 t+0.00 t+0%
Equatorial Guinea214.50 t214.50 t+0.00 t+0%
Eritrea71.92 t72.52 t+0.60 t+1%
Estonia109.47 t115.87 t+6.40 t+6%
Eswatini77.40 t76.05 t-1.35 t-2%
Ethiopia124.11 t121.31 t-2.80 t-2%
Falkland Islands0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Fiji204.73 t202.79 t-1.94 t-1%
Finland49.14 t59.77 t+10.63 t+22%
France112.30 t135.50 t+23.20 t+21%
French Guiana365.00 t365.00 t+0.00 t+0%
French Polynesia148.94 t148.92 t-0.02 t-0%
Gabon223.25 t223.25 t+0.00 t+0%
Gambia41.80 t41.80 t+0.00 t+0%
Georgia116.50 t119.34 t+2.84 t+2%
Germany158.17 t185.14 t+26.97 t+17%
Ghana113.58 t96.64 t-16.94 t-15%
Gibraltar0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Greece34.11 t34.24 t+0.13 t+0%
Grenada109.40 t109.40 t+0.00 t+0%
Guadeloupe347.00 t347.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Guam116.67 t112.00 t-4.67 t-4%
Guatemala124.05 t124.05 t+0.00 t+0%
Guinea131.29 t131.19 t-0.10 t-0%
Guinea-Bissau84.00 t84.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Guyana498.96 t498.96 t+0.00 t+0%
Haiti95.11 t94.53 t-0.58 t-1%
Honduras105.72 t105.72 t+0.00 t+0%
Hungary99.42 t109.49 t+10.07 t+10%
Iceland14.19 t23.66 t+9.47 t+67%
India69.78 t68.70 t-1.08 t-2%
Indonesia178.33 t178.95 t+0.62 t+0%
Iran137.17 t137.67 t+0.50 t+0%
Iraq52.88 t51.11 t-1.77 t-3%
Ireland89.19 t111.64 t+22.45 t+25%
Israel7.30 t7.69 t+0.39 t+5%
Italy95.20 t110.60 t+15.40 t+16%
Jamaica156.97 t158.50 t+1.53 t+1%
Japan89.00 t113.00 t+24.00 t+27%
Jordan56.90 t56.90 t+0.00 t+0%
Kazakhstan78.94 t82.47 t+3.53 t+4%
Kenya200.39 t200.38 t-0.01 t-0%
Kyrgyzstan44.93 t49.66 t+4.73 t+11%
Laos121.50 t121.50 t+0.00 t+0%
Latvia107.70 t128.13 t+20.43 t+19%
Lebanon61.16 t61.27 t+0.11 t+0%
Lesotho73.72 t73.72 t+0.00 t+0%
Liberia205.40 t205.40 t+0.00 t+0%
Libya49.26 t49.26 t+0.00 t+0%
Liechtenstein263.70 t242.41 t-21.29 t-8%
Lithuania117.40 t133.90 t+16.50 t+14%
Luxembourg146.36 t180.70 t+34.34 t+23%
Madagascar163.20 t163.20 t+0.00 t+0%
Malawi78.70 t78.70 t+0.00 t+0%
Malaysia205.12 t209.87 t+4.75 t+2%
Maldives135.00 t135.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Mali46.36 t46.36 t+0.00 t+0%
Marshall Islands132.13 t132.13 t+0.00 t+0%
Martinique306.00 t306.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Mauritania39.92 t53.11 t+13.19 t+33%
Mauritius123.16 t124.18 t+1.02 t+1%
Mexico46.69 t52.44 t+5.75 t+12%
Micronesia (country)500.31 t500.39 t+0.08 t+0%
Moldova88.61 t93.36 t+4.75 t+5%
Monaco0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Mongolia54.90 t54.90 t+0.00 t+0%
Montenegro96.87 t96.87 t+0.00 t+0%
Morocco37.07 t39.89 t+2.82 t+8%
Mozambique101.36 t101.37 t+0.01 t+0%
Myanmar127.38 t125.54 t-1.84 t-1%
Namibia67.40 t67.40 t+0.00 t+0%
Nauru0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Nepal184.05 t176.82 t-7.23 t-4%
Netherlands40.00 t55.13 t+15.13 t+38%
New Caledonia146.00 t146.00 t+0.00 t+0%
New Zealand278.38 t294.65 t+16.27 t+6%
Nicaragua91.02 t91.02 t+0.00 t+0%
Niger39.54 t38.20 t-1.34 t-3%
Nigeria134.77 t134.77 t+0.00 t+0%
Niue112.05 t112.05 t+0.00 t+0%
North Korea61.34 t62.30 t+0.96 t+2%
North Macedonia76.95 t71.64 t-5.31 t-7%
Norway48.45 t64.16 t+15.71 t+32%
Oman104.14 t107.67 t+3.53 t+3%
Pakistan75.30 t75.30 t+0.00 t+0%
Palau416.21 t416.21 t+0.00 t+0%
Panama145.10 t145.10 t+0.00 t+0%
Papua New Guinea176.00 t176.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Paraguay69.86 t69.86 t+0.00 t+0%
Peru237.79 t237.79 t+0.00 t+0%
Philippines219.24 t219.77 t+0.53 t+0%
Poland107.00 t166.00 t+59.00 t+55%
Portugal41.03 t40.91 t-0.12 t-0%
Puerto Rico57.44 t80.55 t+23.11 t+40%
Qatar0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Reunion125.00 t125.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Romania107.00 t207.50 t+100.50 t+94%
Russia70.16 t77.33 t+7.17 t+10%
Rwanda143.04 t146.06 t+3.02 t+2%
Saint Kitts and Nevis210.00 t210.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Saint Lucia229.52 t294.02 t+64.50 t+28%
Saint Martin (French part)124.50 t124.50 t+0.00 t+0%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon26.25 t26.25 t+0.00 t+0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines219.13 t219.13 t+0.00 t+0%
Samoa105.15 t105.00 t-0.15 t-0%
San Marino76.71 t90.99 t+14.28 t+19%
Sao Tome and Principe162.50 t162.50 t+0.00 t+0%
Saudi Arabia26.61 t26.61 t+0.00 t+0%
Senegal45.75 t44.25 t-1.50 t-3%
Serbia103.05 t156.99 t+53.94 t+52%
Seychelles172.81 t172.81 t+0.00 t+0%
Sierra Leone82.00 t82.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Singapore106.33 t135.71 t+29.38 t+28%
Slovakia142.11 t171.11 t+29.00 t+20%
Slovenia204.23 t253.10 t+48.87 t+24%
Solomon Islands124.73 t95.78 t-28.95 t-23%
Somalia102.50 t102.49 t-0.01 t-0%
South Africa85.30 t85.66 t+0.36 t+0%
South Korea58.68 t131.69 t+73.01 t+124%
Spain53.49 t55.87 t+2.38 t+4%
Sri Lanka79.23 t79.16 t-0.07 t-0%
Sudan55.98 t55.98 t+0.00 t+0%
Suriname362.88 t362.88 t+0.00 t+0%
Sweden66.42 t72.47 t+6.05 t+9%
Switzerland185.60 t193.06 t+7.46 t+4%
Syria49.99 t49.98 t-0.01 t-0%
Tanzania48.58 t48.58 t+0.00 t+0%
Thailand141.83 t142.50 t+0.67 t+0%
Togo121.87 t120.95 t-0.92 t-1%
Tokelau0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Tonga194.44 t194.44 t+0.00 t+0%
Trinidad and Tobago91.93 t90.17 t-1.76 t-2%
Tunisia53.39 t58.74 t+5.35 t+10%
Turkey36.58 t48.11 t+11.53 t+32%
Turkmenistan4.09 t4.24 t+0.15 t+4%
Turks and Caicos Islands132.26 t132.26 t+0.00 t+0%
Uganda96.00 t96.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Ukraine114.00 t140.00 t+26.00 t+23%
United Arab Emirates74.35 t74.43 t+0.08 t+0%
United Kingdom89.00 t115.00 t+26.00 t+29%
United States84.88 t94.67 t+9.79 t+12%
United States Virgin Islands27.01 t52.50 t+25.49 t+94%
Uruguay95.00 t97.00 t+2.00 t+2%
Uzbekistan39.89 t48.18 t+8.29 t+21%
Vatican0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
Venezuela207.74 t204.72 t-3.02 t-1%
Vietnam73.95 t62.71 t-11.24 t-15%
Wallis and Futuna196.17 t192.60 t-3.57 t-2%
Western Sahara37.07 t39.89 t+2.82 t+8%
Yemen13.99 t13.99 t+0.00 t+0%
Zambia44.00 t44.00 t+0.00 t+0%
Zimbabwe105.06 t94.98 t-10.08 t-10%
Other
Africa (UN)129.47 t129.88 t+0.41 t+0%
Asia (UN)99.72 t100.30 t+0.58 t+1%
Australia and New Zealand (UN)98.97 t98.46 t-0.51 t-1%
Central and Southern Asia (UN)84.02 t83.44 t-0.58 t-1%
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UN)106.60 t107.04 t+0.44 t+0%
Europe (UN)74.19 t84.27 t+10.08 t+14%
Europe and Northern America (UN)80.46 t87.47 t+7.01 t+9%
Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)173.03 t177.95 t+4.92 t+3%
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)119.98 t120.07 t+0.09 t+0%
Northern Africa (UN)50.79 t50.50 t-0.29 t-1%
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UN)48.38 t52.45 t+4.07 t+8%
Northern America (UN)90.09 t92.43 t+2.34 t+3%
Oceania (UN)115.68 t114.61 t-1.07 t-1%
Saint Barthlemy124.50 t124.50 t+0.00 t+0%
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)269.13 t266.74 t-2.39 t-1%
Sub-Saharan Africa (UN)133.04 t133.54 t+0.50 t+0%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.00 t0.00 t+0.00 t
World115.88 t118.28 t+2.40 t+2%
Data

Above-ground forest biomass

What you should know about this indicator

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)

Further information available at: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-15-02-01.pdf

Above-ground forest biomass
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
August 27, 2024
Next expected update
August 2026
Date range
2000–2020
Unit
tonnes per hectare

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) dataset is the primary collection of data tracking progress towards the SDG indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources.

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