Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus
Belarus: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 74.76 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 74.76 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belarus peaked at 83.06 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 74.38 %, in 2015.
That places Belarus 187th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 83.06 % | — |
| 1993 | 82.34 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 81.62 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.92 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 80.22 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 79.53 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 78.85 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.52 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.27 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 74.83 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.53 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.38 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.69 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.76 % | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 74.76 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 74.76 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.59 % | 78.18 % | 83.06 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.43 % | 75.36 % | 77.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.68 % | 74.38 % | 75.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.76 % | 74.76 % | 74.76 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 184 Côte d'Ivoire 76.07 % compare
- 184 Cote d'Ivoire 76.07 % compare
- 186 Lesotho 74.88 % compare
- 188 Azerbaijan 74.62 % compare
- 189 Malta 74.47 % compare
- 190 Viet Nam 73.42 % compare
- 190 Vietnam 73.42 % compare
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belarus?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belarus was 74.76 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 83.06 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.38 % in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Belarus ranks 187th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.