Share global forest in Belarus
Belarus: Share global forest was 0.2168 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2168
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
57th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2168
in 2025
All-time low
0.1791
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.2168 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Belarus peaked at 0.2168 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1791, in 1990.
That places Belarus 57th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1791 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1807 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1823 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1839 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1855 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1871 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1887 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1903 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.192 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1936 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1953 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1963 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1973 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1983 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1993 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2003 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2013 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2024 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2034 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2044 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2054 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2056 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2058 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2061 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2063 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2065 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2076 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2088 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.21 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2111 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2123 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2132 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2141 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.215 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2159 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2168 | +0.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.2168 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.2168 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1863 | 0.1791 | 0.1936 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1998 | 0.1953 | 0.2044 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2073 | 0.2054 | 0.2111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2145 | 0.2123 | 0.2168 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2449 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.25 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Belarus?
- Share global forest in Belarus was 0.2168 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2168 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1791 in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share global forest?
- Belarus ranks 57th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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