Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium
Belgium: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
85th
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2001
All-time low
-0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1% | — |
| 1992 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -322.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -105.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | +3212.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -3212.7% | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | +322.7% | -0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2011 | -105.1% | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | +100.0% | -0.6% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.6% | 0.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Belgium was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Belgium ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.