Belarus vs India: Share of forest area within protected areas
Belarus
19.0%
in 2025
India
18.4%
in 2025
Belarus rank
95th
India rank
96th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Belarus
- India
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 19.0% against 18.4% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Belarus ranks 95th and India ranks 96th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 13.4% | 9.3% | India |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 13.7% | 8.1% | India |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 18.8% | 5.2% | India |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 18.3% | 0.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Belarus or India?
- Belarus, at 19.0% against 18.4% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Belarus and India?
- 0.6%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and India rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Belarus ranks 95th and India ranks 96th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).