Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Belgium
Belgium: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,334 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Belgium, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Belgium stood at 1,334 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Belgium peaked at 1,393 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,117 1000 ha, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 109th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Belgium, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,330 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,315 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,291 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,267 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,312 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,365 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1,383 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,335 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,237 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1,117 1000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1,216 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1,209 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,224 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,231 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,262 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,281 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,284 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,308 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,340 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,393 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,332 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,311 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,328 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,334 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 2.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,334 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,315 1000 ha | 1,237 1000 ha | 1,383 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,247 1000 ha | 1,117 1000 ha | 1,340 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,339 1000 ha | 1,311 1000 ha | 1,393 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 modis in Belgium?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Belgium was 1,334 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,393 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,117 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Belgium ranks 109th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 MODIS. 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.