Belarus vs Italy: Forest area
Belarus
8.98 million hectares
in 2025
Italy
9.42 million hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
57th
Italy rank
56th
Forest area over time
- Belarus
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.42 million hectares against 8.98 million hectares in Belarus, a difference of 446,560 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 57th and Italy ranks 56th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.00 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 61,325 hectares | Belarus |
| 2000s | 8.43 million hectares | 8.67 million hectares | 232,055 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.67 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 359,454 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.91 million hectares | 9.39 million hectares | 481,510 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Italy?
- Italy, at 9.42 million hectares against 8.98 million hectares in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Italy?
- 446,560 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Italy rank globally for forest area?
- Belarus ranks 57th and Italy ranks 56th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.