Belgium vs Ireland: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Belgium

26.91 hectares

in 2024

Ireland

28.56 hectares

in 2024

Belgium rank

131st

Ireland rank

128th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Ireland currently reports 28.56 hectares against 26.91 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 1.65 hectares.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 131st and Ireland ranks 128th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.