Land use in Belarus
Belarus: Land use was 5.65 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 5.65 million hectares for land use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Belarus peaked at 6.38 million hectares in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.64 million hectares, in 2008.
That places Belarus 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.32 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.75 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 5.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | 4 |
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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 in Belarus?
- Land use in Belarus was 5.65 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 million hectares in 1995.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 million hectares in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for land use?
- Belarus ranks 51st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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