Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus is 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0398 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0397 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 54 Senegal 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Georgia 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Nepal 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 French Polynesia 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Myanmar 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Belarus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 644.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.