Belarus vs Italy: Forest land — Area

Belarus
8,975 1000 ha
in 2025
Italy
9,422 1000 ha
in 2025
Belarus rank
59th
Italy rank
58th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Belarus
  • Italy
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020072025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 9,422 1000 ha against 8,975 1000 ha in Belarus, a difference of 447 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 59th and Italy ranks 58th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 8,051 1000 ha 8,018 1000 ha 32.67 1000 ha Belarus
2000s 8,434 1000 ha 8,666 1000 ha 232.06 1000 ha Italy
2010s 8,674 1000 ha 9,034 1000 ha 359.45 1000 ha Italy
2020s 8,909 1000 ha 9,391 1000 ha 481.51 1000 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Belarus or Italy?
Italy, at 9,422 1000 ha against 8,975 1000 ha in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Belarus and Italy?
447 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Italy?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Italy rank globally for forest land — area?
Belarus ranks 59th and Italy ranks 58th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.