Belarus vs Norway: Annual afforestation
Belarus
2,010 hectares per year
in 2020
Norway
1,920 hectares per year
in 2020
Belarus rank
36th
Norway rank
39th
Annual afforestation over time
- Belarus
- Norway
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2,010 hectares per year against 1,920 hectares per year in Norway, a difference of 90 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 36th and Norway ranks 39th of 106 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,680 hectares per year | 2,060 hectares per year | 4,620 hectares per year | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6,990 hectares per year | 2,330 hectares per year | 4,660 hectares per year | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2,295 hectares per year | 1,805 hectares per year | 490 hectares per year | Belarus |
| 2020s | 2,010 hectares per year | 1,920 hectares per year | 90 hectares per year | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Belarus or Norway?
- Belarus, at 2,010 hectares per year against 1,920 hectares per year in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Belarus and Norway?
- 90 hectares per year, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Norway rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Belarus ranks 36th and Norway ranks 39th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.