Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belgium
Belgium: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 427,220 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belgium stood at 427,220 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belgium peaked at 438,200 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 406,370 hectares, in 2010.
That places Belgium 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407,212 hectares | 406,523 hectares | 407,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 426,455 hectares | 406,370 hectares | 438,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 427,220 hectares | 427,220 hectares | 427,220 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belgium?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Belgium was 427,220 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 438,200 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,370 hectares in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Belgium ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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