Forest land — Area in Belarus
Belarus: Forest land — Area was 8,975 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 8,975 1000 ha for forest land — area 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 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Belarus peaked at 8,975 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,879 1000 ha, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 66th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7,879 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 7,928 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7,977 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 8,026 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 8,076 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 8,125 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 8,174 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8,224 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 8,273 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,309 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,344 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,380 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8,416 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8,452 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 8,487 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8,523 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8,559 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8,594 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,630 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8,631 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,631 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,632 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,633 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,675 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8,717 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8,759 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8,801 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8,843 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8,870 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8,896 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8,922 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8,949 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 8,975 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 8,975 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 8,975 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,051 1000 ha | 7,879 1000 ha | 8,224 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,434 1000 ha | 8,273 1000 ha | 8,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,674 1000 ha | 8,630 1000 ha | 8,801 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,909 1000 ha | 8,843 1000 ha | 8,975 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 forest land — area in Belarus?
- Forest land — area in Belarus was 8,975 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 8,975 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,879 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for forest land — area?
- Belarus ranks 66th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.