Land use hidden — Forest in Belarus

Belarus: Land use hidden — Forest was 88,111 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88,111 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
88,111 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
78,786 Square kilometres
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Belarus, 1992–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1992200720231992: 78.8k Square kilometres1993: 79.3k Square kilometres1994: 79.8k Square kilometres1995: 80.3k Square kilometres1996: 80.8k Square kilometres1997: 81.3k Square kilometres1998: 81.7k Square kilometres1999: 82.2k Square kilometres2000: 82.7k Square kilometres2001: 83.1k Square kilometres2002: 83.4k Square kilometres2003: 83.8k Square kilometres2004: 84.2k Square kilometres2005: 84.5k Square kilometres2006: 84.9k Square kilometres2007: 85.2k Square kilometres2008: 85.6k Square kilometres2009: 85.9k Square kilometres2010: 86.3k Square kilometres2011: 86.3k Square kilometres2012: 86.3k Square kilometres2013: 86.3k Square kilometres2014: 86.3k Square kilometres2015: 86.3k Square kilometres2016: 87.1k Square kilometres2017: 87.2k Square kilometres2018: 87.4k Square kilometres2019: 87.5k Square kilometres2020: 87.7k Square kilometres2021: 87.8k Square kilometres2022: 88.0k Square kilometres2023: 88.1k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 88,111 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Belarus peaked at 88,111 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78,786 Square kilometres, in 1992.

Belarus ranks 52nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80,512 Square kilometres 78,786 Square kilometres 82,237 Square kilometres 8
2000s 84,336 Square kilometres 82,730 Square kilometres 85,943 Square kilometres 10
2010s 86,716 Square kilometres 86,300 Square kilometres 87,531 Square kilometres 10
2020s 87,894 Square kilometres 87,676 Square kilometres 88,111 Square kilometres 4

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  3. 51 Ukraine 97,080 Square kilometres compare
  4. 53 Ghana 80,074 Square kilometres compare
  5. 54 French Guiana 79,926 Square kilometres compare
  6. 55 Senegal 79,482 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — forest in Belarus?
Land use hidden — forest in Belarus was 88,111 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 88,111 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 78,786 Square kilometres in 1992.
How does Belarus rank for land use hidden — forest?
Belarus ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata