Land use over the long-term in Belarus
Belarus: Land use over the long-term was 2.23 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.23 million hectares
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
82nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.30 million hectares
in 2003
All-time low
169,074 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Belarus, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2.23 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Belarus peaked at 3.30 million hectares in 2003 and was at its lowest, 169,074 hectares, in 1000.
Belarus ranks 82nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 169,074 hectares | 169,074 hectares | 169,074 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 245,092 hectares | 245,092 hectares | 245,092 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 353,906 hectares | 353,906 hectares | 353,906 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 339,015 hectares | 339,015 hectares | 339,015 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 322,688 hectares | 322,688 hectares | 322,688 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 406,021 hectares | 406,021 hectares | 406,021 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 473,116 hectares | 473,116 hectares | 473,116 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 577,074 hectares | 577,074 hectares | 577,074 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 674,821 hectares | 674,821 hectares | 674,821 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 723,275 hectares | 723,275 hectares | 723,275 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 774,933 hectares | 774,933 hectares | 774,933 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 829,966 hectares | 829,966 hectares | 829,966 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 888,546 hectares | 888,546 hectares | 888,546 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 950,846 hectares | 950,846 hectares | 950,846 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.16 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.60 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.70 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.04 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.27 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.76 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.85 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.95 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.05 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in Belarus?
- Land use over the long-term in Belarus was 2.23 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million hectares in 2003.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,074 hectares in 1000.
- How does Belarus rank for land use over the long-term?
- Belarus ranks 82nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.