Belarus vs Madagascar: Forest land — Area

Belarus
8,975 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar
9,922 1000 ha
in 2025
Belarus rank
59th
Madagascar rank
56th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Belarus
  • Madagascar
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9,922 1000 ha against 8,975 1000 ha in Belarus, a difference of 947 1000 ha.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 59th and Madagascar ranks 56th of 231 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 8,051 1000 ha 13,313 1000 ha 5,261 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 8,434 1000 ha 12,534 1000 ha 4,100 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 8,674 1000 ha 11,265 1000 ha 2,591 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 8,909 1000 ha 10,233 1000 ha 1,324 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Belarus or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 9,922 1000 ha against 8,975 1000 ha in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Belarus and Madagascar?
947 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Madagascar rank globally for forest land — area?
Belarus ranks 59th and Madagascar ranks 56th 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.