Share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus
Belarus: Share of forest area within protected areas was 19.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus peaked at 19.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 95th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +124.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 19.0% | +20.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 19.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 19.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.7%, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 15.8% | 19.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Belarus was 19.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Belarus ranks 95th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).