Belgium vs Denmark: Forest area

Belgium

670,520 hectares

in 2025

Denmark

642,560 hectares

in 2025

Belgium rank

137th

Denmark rank

138th

Forest area over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 670,520 hectares against 642,560 hectares in Denmark, a difference of 27,960 hectares.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 137th and Denmark ranks 138th of 235 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Belgium
Forest area in Denmark
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.