Belgium vs New Caledonia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Belgium
0.0%
in 2025
New Caledonia
0.0%
in 2025
Belgium rank
85th
New Caledonia rank
85th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Belgium
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 85th and New Caledonia ranks 85th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Belgium or New Caledonia?
- Belgium, at 0.0% against 0.0% in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Belgium and New Caledonia?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Caledonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Caledonia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Belgium ranks 85th and New Caledonia ranks 85th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.