Annual change forest area in Belarus
Belarus: Annual change forest area was 26,470 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
26,470
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 235 countries
All-time high
49,300
in 1991
All-time low
700
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Belarus, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Belarus is 26,470, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3,681.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Belarus peaked at 49,300 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 700, in 2011.
That places Belarus 17th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49,300 | — |
| 1992 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 49,300 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,700 | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,700 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 700 | -98.0% |
| 2012 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 700 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41,910 | +5887.1% |
| 2017 | 41,910 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41,910 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41,910 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41,910 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26,470 | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 26,470 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26,470 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26,470 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26,470 | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 26,470 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002, 26.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,300 | 49,300 | 49,300 | 9 |
| 2000s | 37,060 | 35,700 | 49,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,684 | 700 | 41,910 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,043 | 26,470 | 41,910 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2449 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.25 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Belarus?
- Annual change forest area in Belarus was 26,470 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 49,300 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for annual change forest area?
- Belarus ranks 17th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,681.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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