Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Belgium
Belgium: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 672.1 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium is 672.1 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium peaked at 681.46 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 664.88 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Belgium 124th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 680.05 1000 ha | — |
| 2001 | 677.55 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 678.04 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 680.62 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 681.46 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 680.76 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 678.02 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 673.27 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 672.32 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 671.81 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 668.72 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 666.83 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 665.01 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 664.88 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 667.22 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 667.23 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 671.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 671.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 671.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 673.3 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 673.64 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 673.21 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 672.1 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 672.1 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 419.21 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 672.1 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,716 1000 ha, 39% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 677.39 1000 ha | 671.81 1000 ha | 681.46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 668.68 1000 ha | 664.88 1000 ha | 673.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 672.98 1000 ha | 672.1 1000 ha | 673.64 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 121 Jamaica 778.25 1000 ha compare
- 122 Belgium-Luxembourg 765.7 1000 ha
- 123 Montenegro 717.8 1000 ha compare
- 125 Armenia 657.99 1000 ha compare
- 126 Eswatini 635.69 1000 ha compare
- 127 Puerto Rico 592.67 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Belgium was 672.1 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 681.46 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 664.88 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Belgium rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Belgium ranks 124th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.