Belgium vs Maldives: Annual change in forest area
Belgium
0 hectares
in 2025
Maldives
0 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
85th
Maldives rank
85th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Belgium
- Maldives
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Maldives, a difference of 0 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Maldives ahead.
Belgium ranks 85th and Maldives ranks 85th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,010 hectares | 0 hectares | 1,010 hectares | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1,930 hectares | 0 hectares | 1,930 hectares | Belgium |
| 2010s | -1,334 hectares | 0 hectares | 1,334 hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | -626 hectares | 0 hectares | 626 hectares | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Belgium or Maldives?
- Belgium, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Belgium and Maldives?
- 0 hectares, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Maldives rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Belgium ranks 85th and Maldives ranks 85th 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.