Belarus vs Portugal: Land use over the long-term
Belarus
2.23 million hectares
in 2025
Portugal
2.24 million hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
82nd
Portugal rank
81st
Land use over the long-term over time
- Belarus
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.24 million hectares against 2.23 million hectares in Belarus, a difference of 11,670 hectares.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Belarus ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 81st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 33 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 169,074 hectares | 238,252 hectares | 69,178 hectares | Portugal |
| 1100s | 245,092 hectares | 287,208 hectares | 42,116 hectares | Portugal |
| 1200s | 353,906 hectares | 330,904 hectares | 23,002 hectares | Belarus |
| 1300s | 339,015 hectares | 438,764 hectares | 99,749 hectares | Portugal |
| 1400s | 322,688 hectares | 299,339 hectares | 23,349 hectares | Belarus |
| 1500s | 406,021 hectares | 410,251 hectares | 4,230 hectares | Portugal |
| 1600s | 473,116 hectares | 604,209 hectares | 131,093 hectares | Portugal |
| 1700s | 577,074 hectares | 560,041 hectares | 17,033 hectares | Belarus |
| 1710s | 674,821 hectares | 719,569 hectares | 44,748 hectares | Portugal |
| 1720s | 723,275 hectares | 733,665 hectares | 10,390 hectares | Portugal |
| 1730s | 774,933 hectares | 739,257 hectares | 35,676 hectares | Belarus |
| 1740s | 829,966 hectares | 744,448 hectares | 85,518 hectares | Belarus |
| 1750s | 888,546 hectares | 749,193 hectares | 139,353 hectares | Belarus |
| 1760s | 950,846 hectares | 754,477 hectares | 196,369 hectares | Belarus |
| 1770s | 1.02 million hectares | 759,169 hectares | 257,871 hectares | Belarus |
| 1780s | 1.09 million hectares | 763,200 hectares | 324,080 hectares | Belarus |
| 1790s | 1.16 million hectares | 766,492 hectares | 395,248 hectares | Belarus |
| 1800s | 1.24 million hectares | 768,956 hectares | 471,604 hectares | Belarus |
| 1810s | 1.32 million hectares | 768,788 hectares | 555,082 hectares | Belarus |
| 1820s | 1.41 million hectares | 767,835 hectares | 643,935 hectares | Belarus |
| 1830s | 1.50 million hectares | 790,841 hectares | 713,479 hectares | Belarus |
| 1840s | 1.60 million hectares | 814,748 hectares | 786,812 hectares | Belarus |
| 1850s | 1.70 million hectares | 814,468 hectares | 888,982 hectares | Belarus |
| 1860s | 1.81 million hectares | 850,596 hectares | 959,274 hectares | Belarus |
| 1870s | 1.92 million hectares | 892,755 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1880s | 2.04 million hectares | 935,305 hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1890s | 2.15 million hectares | 989,686 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1900s | 2.27 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1910s | 2.40 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1920s | 2.52 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1930s | 2.64 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2.76 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1950s | 2.85 million hectares | 936,660 hectares | 1.91 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.95 million hectares | 838,000 hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1970s | 3.05 million hectares | 838,000 hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1980s | 3.11 million hectares | 838,000 hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Belarus |
| 1990s | 3.04 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Belarus |
| 2000s | 3.25 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.89 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Belarus |
| 2020s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 205,983 hectares | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Belarus or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.24 million hectares against 2.23 million hectares in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Belarus and Portugal?
- 11,670 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Portugal rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Belarus ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 81st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.