Land use hidden — Forest in Belarus
Belarus: Land use hidden — Forest was 88,111 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Belarus, 1992–2023
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.
Land use hidden — Forest in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 78,786 Square kilometres | — |
| 1993 | 79,279 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79,772 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 80,265 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80,758 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 81,251 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 81,744 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82,237 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 82,730 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 83,087 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83,444 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83,801 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 84,158 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84,515 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 84,872 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 85,229 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85,586 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85,943 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86,300 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86,307 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86,314 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86,321 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86,328 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86,335 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87,096 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 87,241 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87,386 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87,531 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87,676 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87,821 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87,966 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88,111 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 88,111 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 3.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 88,111 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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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About this data
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