Australia vs Belarus: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Australia
2.06 million hectares
in 2025
Belarus
2.27 million hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
Belarus rank
27th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Australia
- Belarus
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2.27 million hectares against 2.06 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 208,250 hectares.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Belarus ranks 27th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belarus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 288,046 hectares | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 130,575 hectares | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 57,470 hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 176,665 hectares | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Australia or Belarus?
- Belarus, at 2.27 million hectares against 2.06 million hectares in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Australia and Belarus?
- 208,250 hectares, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belarus?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belarus rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Australia ranks 29th and Belarus ranks 27th of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.