Belarus vs Madagascar: Forest area
Belarus
8.98 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
9.92 million hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
57th
Madagascar rank
54th
Forest area over time
- Belarus
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 9.92 million hectares against 8.98 million hectares in Belarus, a difference of 946,680 hectares.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 57th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 235 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.00 million hectares | 13.38 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8.43 million hectares | 12.53 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 8.67 million hectares | 11.27 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 8.91 million hectares | 10.23 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 9.92 million hectares against 8.98 million hectares in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Madagascar?
- 946,680 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Madagascar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Madagascar rank globally for forest area?
- Belarus ranks 57th and Madagascar ranks 54th 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.