Forest land — Share in Land area in Belgium
Belgium: Forest land — Share in Land area was 21.99 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Belgium is 21.99 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Belgium peaked at 22.74 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.99 %, in 2020.
That places Belgium 154th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.07 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.15 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.22 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 22.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.45 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.52 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.59 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.74 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.73 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.48 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 22.24 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.11 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.99 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.99 % | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 21.99 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 64% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 21.99 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.33 % | 22 % | 22.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.58 % | 22.11 % | 22.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.99 % | 21.99 % | 21.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Belgium?
- Forest land — share in land area in Belgium was 21.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 22.74 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.99 % in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Belgium ranks 154th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.