Belarus vs Poland: Forest area
Belarus
8.98 million hectares
in 2025
Poland
9.49 million hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
57th
Poland rank
55th
Forest area over time
- Belarus
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9.49 million hectares against 8.98 million hectares in Belarus, a difference of 519,600 hectares.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 57th and Poland ranks 55th of 235 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.00 million hectares | 8.96 million hectares | 959,800 hectares | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.43 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | 746,850 hectares | Poland |
| 2010s | 8.67 million hectares | 9.40 million hectares | 727,180 hectares | Poland |
| 2020s | 8.91 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | 570,375 hectares | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Poland?
- Poland, at 9.49 million hectares against 8.98 million hectares in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Poland?
- 519,600 hectares, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for forest area?
- Belarus ranks 57th and Poland ranks 55th 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.