Belarus vs Spain: Annual change in forest area
Belarus
26,470 hectares
in 2025
Spain
30,144 hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
17th
Spain rank
16th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Belarus
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 30,144 hectares against 26,470 hectares in Belarus, a difference of 3,674 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 235 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,300 hectares | 318,927 hectares | 269,627 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 37,060 hectares | 164,396 hectares | 127,336 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 20,684 hectares | 48,175 hectares | 27,491 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 29,043 hectares | 38,677 hectares | 9,633 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Belarus or Spain?
- Spain, at 30,144 hectares against 26,470 hectares in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Belarus and Spain?
- 3,674 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Spain rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Belarus ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.