Change forest area share total in Belgium
Belgium: Change forest area share total was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
85th
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.3371
in 2001
All-time low
-0.5602
in 2020
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0 for change forest area share total in 2025.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Belgium peaked at 0.3371 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.5602, 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.
Change forest area share total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1493 | — |
| 1992 | -0.1495 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1498 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.15 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1502 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1504 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1507 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1509 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.1511 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1514 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3371 | -322.7% |
| 2002 | 0.336 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3348 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3337 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3326 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3315 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3304 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3293 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3282 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3272 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0165 | -105.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0165 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0165 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0165 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0165 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.5479 | +3212.7% |
| 2017 | -0.5509 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | -0.554 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -0.557 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5602 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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% | -0.0165 | -0.5479 |
| 2001 | +322.7% | -0.1514 | 0.3371 |
| 2011 | -105.1% | 0.3272 | -0.0165 |
| 2021 | +100.0% | -0.5602 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1502 | -0.1511 | -0.1493 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2842 | -0.1514 | 0.3371 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1965 | -0.557 | 0.3272 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0934 | -0.5602 | 0 | 6 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Belgium?
- Change forest area share total in Belgium was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3371 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5602 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for change forest area share total?
- Belgium ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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