Share of land covered by forest in Belarus
Belarus: Share of land covered by forest was 44.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by forest in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Belarus is 44.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Belarus peaked at 44.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1990.
That places Belarus 70th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.3% | — |
| 1991 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 44.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.5%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 44.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.5%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.3% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.6% | 44.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 67 Dominican Republic 46.8% compare
- 68 Senegal 44.9% compare
- 69 Georgia 44.6% compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 44.1% compare
- 72 Nepal 43.7% compare
- 73 French Polynesia 43.1% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Belarus?
- Share of land covered by forest in Belarus was 44.2% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Belarus ranks 70th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.