Americas vs Belgium: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Americas
4.13 %
in 2025
Belgium
63.71 %
in 2025
Americas rank
20th
Belgium rank
18th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Americas
  • Belgium
0204060199020072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 63.71 % against 4.13 % in Americas, a difference of 59.58 %.

That makes Belgium's figure about 15.4 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 20th and Belgium ranks 18th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 2.78 % 60.12 % 57.34 % Belgium
2010s 3.59 % 62.2 % 58.61 % Belgium
2020s 4.02 % 63.71 % 59.69 % Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Americas or Belgium?
Belgium, at 63.71 % against 4.13 % in Americas as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Americas and Belgium?
59.58 %, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Belgium?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Americas and Belgium rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Americas ranks 20th and Belgium ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.