Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus
Belarus: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 25.24 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus, 1992–2025
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 57th of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.94 % | — |
| 1993 | 17.67 % | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 18.38 % | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 19.09 % | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 19.78 % | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.47 % | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 21.15 % | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 21.83 % | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 22.49 % | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 22.74 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.98 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 23.23 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 23.47 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.71 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 23.94 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 24.18 % | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 24.41 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 24.64 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 24.87 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.02 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.17 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.32 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 25.62 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.54 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 25.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 25.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.24 % | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 25.24 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.72 %, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 25.24 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 55 Malta 25.53 % compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 25.38 % compare
- 58 Lesotho 25.12 % compare
- 59 Côte d'Ivoire 23.93 % compare
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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 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 57th out of 207 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
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.