Belgium vs Tunisia: Forest area
Belgium
670,520 hectares
in 2025
Tunisia
687,490 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
137th
Tunisia rank
135th
Forest area over time
- Belgium
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 687,490 hectares against 670,520 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 16,970 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 137th and Tunisia ranks 135th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 672,855 hectares | 654,717 hectares | 18,138 hectares | Belgium |
| 2000s | 677,456 hectares | 683,856 hectares | 6,399 hectares | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 685,715 hectares | 703,294 hectares | 17,579 hectares | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 670,520 hectares | 693,245 hectares | 22,725 hectares | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Belgium or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 687,490 hectares against 670,520 hectares in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Belgium and Tunisia?
- 16,970 hectares, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Tunisia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Tunisia rank globally for forest area?
- Belgium ranks 137th and Tunisia ranks 135th 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.