Change forest vs gdp in Belarus

Belarus: Change forest vs gdp was 0.2949 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2949
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.6297
in 1991
All-time low
0.0081
in 2015
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Change forest vs gdp in Belarus, 1991–2025

00.20.40.61991200820251991: 0.631992: 0.6261993: 0.6221994: 0.6181995: 0.6141996: 0.611997: 0.6071998: 0.6031999: 0.5992000: 0.5962001: 0.432002: 0.4282003: 0.4262004: 0.4242005: 0.4222006: 0.4212007: 0.4192008: 0.4172009: 0.4152010: 0.4142011: 0.0082012: 0.0082013: 0.0082014: 0.0082015: 0.0082016: 0.4832017: 0.4812018: 0.4782019: 0.4762020: 0.4742021: 0.2982022: 0.2982023: 0.2972024: 0.2962025: 0.295

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, change forest vs gdp in Belarus stood at 0.2949.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3,537.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Belarus peaked at 0.6297 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0081, in 2015.

Belarus ranks 34th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Change forest vs gdp in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Change forest vs gdp in Belarus, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 0.6297 —
1992 0.6257 -0.6%
1993 0.6219 -0.6%
1994 0.618 -0.6%
1995 0.6142 -0.6%
1996 0.6105 -0.6%
1997 0.6068 -0.6%
1998 0.6031 -0.6%
1999 0.5995 -0.6%
2000 0.5959 -0.6%
2001 0.4297 -27.9%
2002 0.4278 -0.4%
2003 0.426 -0.4%
2004 0.4242 -0.4%
2005 0.4224 -0.4%
2006 0.4206 -0.4%
2007 0.4189 -0.4%
2008 0.4171 -0.4%
2009 0.4154 -0.4%
2010 0.4137 -0.4%
2011 0.0081 -98.0%
2012 0.0081 -0.0%
2013 0.0081 -0.0%
2014 0.0081 -0.0%
2015 0.0081 -0.0%
2016 0.4831 +5858.2%
2017 0.4808 -0.5%
2018 0.4785 -0.5%
2019 0.4762 -0.5%
2020 0.4739 -0.5%
2021 0.2984 -37.0%
2022 0.2976 -0.3%
2023 0.2967 -0.3%
2024 0.2958 -0.3%
2025 0.2949 -0.3%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 0.2949 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 4.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Change forest vs gdp in Belarus 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +5858.2% 0.0081 0.4831
2011 -98.0% 0.4137 0.0081
2021 -37.0% 0.4739 0.2984
2001 -27.9% 0.5959 0.4297

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6144 0.5995 0.6297 9
2000s 0.4398 0.4154 0.5959 10
2010s 0.2373 0.0081 0.4831 10
2020s 0.3262 0.2949 0.4739 6

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 31 Denmark 0.3066 compare
  2. 32 Czechia 0.3045 compare
  3. 33 Comoros 0.2997 compare
  4. 35 Jersey 0.2941 compare
  5. 36 Dominican Republic 0.2933 compare
  6. 37 Hungary 0.291 compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is change forest vs gdp in Belarus?
Change forest vs gdp in Belarus was 0.2949 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 0.6297 in 1991.
What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 in 2015.
How does Belarus rank for change forest vs gdp?
Belarus ranks 34th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
Is change forest vs gdp rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,537.4%. 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 Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change forest vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
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