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.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 672,855 hectares | 549,512 hectares | 123,343 hectares | Belgium |
| 2000s | 677,456 hectares | 578,233 hectares | 99,224 hectares | Belgium |
| 2010s | 685,715 hectares | 614,574 hectares | 71,141 hectares | Belgium |
| 2020s | 670,520 hectares | 637,635 hectares | 32,885 hectares | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 670,520 hectares against 642,560 hectares in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belgium and Denmark?
- 27,960 hectares, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for forest area?
- Belgium ranks 137th and Denmark ranks 138th 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.