Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belarus
Belarus: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.27 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belarus is 2.27 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belarus peaked at 2.27 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million hectares, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.38 million hectares compare
- 25 Malaysia 2.36 million hectares compare
- 26 France 2.36 million hectares compare
- 28 South Korea 2.26 million hectares compare
- 29 Australia 2.06 million hectares compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.05 million hectares compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belarus?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belarus was 2.27 million hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million hectares in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Belarus ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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