Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belgium

Belgium: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 36.29 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
36.29 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
208th
of 222 countries
All-time high
41.08 %
in 2010
All-time low
36.29 %
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Belgium, 2000–2025

0102030402000201220252000: 38.8 %2001: 39.1 %2002: 39.3 %2003: 39.5 %2004: 39.8 %2005: 40 %2006: 40.2 %2007: 40.4 %2008: 40.6 %2009: 40.9 %2010: 41.1 %2011: 40.1 %2012: 39.2 %2013: 38.3 %2014: 37.4 %2015: 36.4 %2016: 36.4 %2017: 36.4 %2018: 36.4 %2019: 36.3 %2020: 36.3 %2021: 36.3 %2022: 36.3 %2023: 36.3 %2024: 36.3 %2025: 36.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 36.29 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belgium peaked at 41.08 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36.29 %, in 2020.

Belgium ranks 208th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.86 % 38.84 % 40.86 % 10
2010s 37.8 % 36.32 % 41.08 % 10
2020s 36.29 % 36.29 % 36.29 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belgium?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Belgium was 36.29 % 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 41.08 % in 2010.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 36.29 % in 2020.
How does Belgium rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Belgium ranks 208th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.