Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus

Belarus: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 25.24 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
25.24 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.62 %
in 2015
All-time low
16.94 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus, 1992–2025

01020301992200820251992: 16.9 %1993: 17.7 %1994: 18.4 %1995: 19.1 %1996: 19.8 %1997: 20.5 %1998: 21.1 %1999: 21.8 %2000: 22.5 %2001: 22.7 %2002: 23 %2003: 23.2 %2004: 23.5 %2005: 23.7 %2006: 23.9 %2007: 24.2 %2008: 24.4 %2009: 24.6 %2010: 24.9 %2011: 25 %2012: 25.2 %2013: 25.3 %2014: 25.5 %2015: 25.6 %2016: 25.5 %2017: 25.5 %2018: 25.4 %2019: 25.3 %2020: 25.2 %2021: 25.2 %2022: 25.2 %2023: 25.2 %2024: 25.2 %2025: 25.2 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Belarus is 25.24 %, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Belarus peaked at 25.62 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.94 %, in 1992.

Belarus ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.41 % 16.94 % 21.83 % 8
2000s 23.58 % 22.49 % 24.64 % 10
2010s 25.32 % 24.87 % 25.62 % 10
2020s 25.24 % 25.24 % 25.24 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Belarus?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Belarus was 25.24 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 25.62 % in 2015.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 16.94 % in 1992.
How does Belarus rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Belarus ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted 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
226 places, 7,796 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.