Belgium vs Denmark: Forest land — Area

Belgium
670.52 1000 ha
in 2025
Denmark
642.56 1000 ha
in 2025
Belgium rank
142nd
Denmark rank
143rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 670.52 1000 ha against 642.56 1000 ha in Denmark, a difference of 27.96 1000 ha.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 142nd and Denmark ranks 143rd of 231 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 677.46 1000 ha 578.23 1000 ha 99.22 1000 ha Belgium
2010s 685.71 1000 ha 614.57 1000 ha 71.14 1000 ha Belgium
2020s 670.52 1000 ha 637.63 1000 ha 32.88 1000 ha Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Belgium or Denmark?
Belgium, at 670.52 1000 ha against 642.56 1000 ha in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Belgium and Denmark?
27.96 1000 ha, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for forest land — area?
Belgium ranks 142nd and Denmark ranks 143rd 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.