Annual afforestation in Belarus
Belarus: Annual afforestation was 2,010 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Belarus, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2,010 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
That represents a change of down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Belarus peaked at 6,990 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,770 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Belarus 36th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Belarus, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,680 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 6,990 hectares per year | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2,820 hectares per year | -59.7% |
| 2015 | 1,770 hectares per year | -37.2% |
| 2020 | 2,010 hectares per year | +13.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 2,010 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 6.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 2,010 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,680 hectares per year | 6,680 hectares per year | 6,680 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,990 hectares per year | 6,990 hectares per year | 6,990 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,295 hectares per year | 1,770 hectares per year | 2,820 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,010 hectares per year | 2,010 hectares per year | 2,010 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Belarus?
- Annual afforestation in Belarus was 2,010 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6,990 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,770 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for annual afforestation?
- Belarus ranks 36th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.