Forest area in Belarus
Belarus: Forest area was 8,975 ha th in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
8,975 ha th
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8,975 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
7,780 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Belarus, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 8,975 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Belarus peaked at 8,975 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,780 ha th, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 56th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,780 ha th | 7,780 ha th | 7,780 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,273 ha th | 8,273 ha th | 8,273 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,632 ha th | 8,630 ha th | 8,634 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,909 ha th | 8,843 ha th | 8,975 ha th | 2 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Standard Deviation 0.869 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 294,200 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 504,200 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,044 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,860 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 41,988 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 41,449 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 45,408 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 22,230 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Belarus?
- Forest area in Belarus was 8,975 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 8,975 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,780 ha th in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for forest area?
- Belarus ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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