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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare)
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191 countries · 2000–2020
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Value
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1
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
500.4
2
Guyana
499
3
Palau
416.2
4
Suriname
362.9
5
New Zealand
294.7
6
St. Lucia
294
7
Bhutan
269.3
8
Cameroon
265.1
9
Slovenia
253.1
10
Brunei Darussalam
247
11
Liechtenstein
242.4
12
Peru
237.8
13
Congo, Dem. Rep.
231
14
Gabon
223.3
15
Philippines
219.8
16
Chile
219.3
17
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
219.1
18
Central African Republic
217.1
19
Equatorial Guinea
214.5
20
Belize
211
21
British Virgin Islands
210
22
St. Kitts and Nevis
210
23
Antigua and Barbuda
210
24
Malaysia
209.9
25
Romania
207.5
26
Liberia
205.4
27
Venezuela, RB
204.7
28
Fiji
202.8
29
Kenya
200.4
30
Congo, Rep.
198.8
31
Costa Rica
196
32
Tonga
194.4
33
Switzerland
193.1
34
Argentina
185.7
35
Germany
185.1
36
Colombia
184.1
37
Luxembourg
180.7
38
Bulgaria
180.5
39
Indonesia
179
40
Ecuador
177
41
Nepal
176.8
42
Papua New Guinea
176
43
Croatia
174
44
Seychelles
172.8
45
Belgium
172.3
46
Austria
172.3
47
Brazil
171.9
48
Slovak Republic
171.1
49
Poland
166
50
Czechia
163.2
51
Madagascar
163.2
52
Sao Tome and Principe
162.5
53
Jamaica
158.5
54
Serbia
157
55
Bosnia and Herzegovina
156.4
56
Belarus
156.1
57
Botswana
155.3
58
Andorra
154
59
American Samoa
150.8
60
Timor-Leste
150
61
French Polynesia
148.9
62
Rwanda
146.1
63
New Caledonia
146
64
Panama
145.1
65
Thailand
142.5
66
Ukraine
140
67
Iran, Islamic Rep.
137.7
68
Singapore
135.7
69
France
135.5
70
Maldives
135
71
Nigeria
134.8
72
Lithuania
133.9
73
Turks and Caicos Islands
132.3
74
Marshall Islands
132.1
75
Korea, Rep.
131.7
76
Bolivia
131.3
77
Guinea
131.2
78
Latvia
128.1
79
Myanmar
125.5
80
St. Martin (French part)
124.5
81
Mauritius
124.2
82
Guatemala
124.1
83
Lao PDR
121.5
84
Ethiopia
121.3
85
Togo
121
86
Egypt, Arab Rep.
120
87
Burundi
119.4
88
Georgia
119.3
89
Estonia
115.9
90
United Kingdom
115
91
El Salvador
113.6
92
Cuba
113.6
93
Denmark
113.1
94
Japan
113
95
Guam
112
96
Ireland
111.6
97
Italy
110.6
98
Hungary
109.5
99
Grenada
109.4
100
Oman
107.7
101
Honduras
105.7
102
Samoa
105
103
Benin
103.6
104
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
102.5
105
Mozambique
101.4
106
Uruguay
97
107
Montenegro
96.9
108
Ghana
96.6
109
Uganda
96
110
Solomon Islands
95.8
111
Cabo Verde
95
112
Zimbabwe
95
113
United States
94.7
114
Haiti
94.5
115
Cote d'Ivoire
94.5
116
Moldova
93.4
117
Chad
91.2
118
Nicaragua
91
119
San Marino
91
120
Canada
90.4
121
Trinidad and Tobago
90.2
122
Djibouti
86.5
123
South Africa
85.7
124
Guinea-Bissau
84
125
Australia
84
126
Dominican Republic
82.7
127
Kazakhstan
82.5
128
Sierra Leone
82
129
Armenia
80.7
130
Puerto Rico (US)
80.6
131
Sri Lanka
79.2
132
Curacao
79
133
Malawi
78.7
134
Russian Federation
77.3
135
Eswatini
76.1
136
Pakistan
75.3
137
United Arab Emirates
74.4
138
Lesotho
73.7
139
Eritrea
72.5
140
Sweden
72.5
141
North Macedonia
71.6
142
Paraguay
69.9
143
Cambodia
69.3
144
India
68.7
145
Namibia
67.4
146
Comoros
66
147
China
64.7
148
Norway
64.2
149
Bangladesh
62.8
150
Viet Nam
62.7
151
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
62.3
152
Lebanon
61.3
153
Finland
59.8
154
Tunisia
58.7
155
Jordan
56.9
156
Sudan
56
157
Spain
55.9
158
Netherlands
55.1
159
Mongolia
54.9
160
Mauritania
53.1
161
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
52.5
162
Mexico
52.4
163
Iraq
51.1
164
Syrian Arab Republic
50
165
Kyrgyz Republic
49.7
166
Libya
49.3
167
Tanzania
48.6
168
Uzbekistan
48.2
169
Turkiye
48.1
170
Burkina Faso
47.8
171
Mali
46.4
172
Senegal
44.3
173
Zambia
44
174
Cyprus
41.9
175
Gambia, The
41.8
176
Portugal
40.9
177
Morocco
39.9
178
Bahamas, The
39.8
179
Niger
38.2
180
Greece
34.2
181
Angola
30.3
182
Algeria
29.4
183
Saudi Arabia
26.6
184
Iceland
23.7
185
Yemen, Rep.
14
186
Israel
7.7
187
Turkmenistan
4.2
188
Naoero
0
189
Qatar
0
190
Monaco
0
191
Gibraltar
0
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