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 143rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.72 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 34.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 467.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.72 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 23.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 63.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 863.29 1000 ha (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 143rd out of 231 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.