Forest land area rose 0.064% to 6.83 '000 sq km in Belgium in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Belgium reached an all time high of 6.83 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 6.67 '000 sq km in 2000. When compared to Belgium's main peers, forest land area in France amounted to 170 '000 sq km, 114 '000 sq km in Germany, 0.867 '000 sq km in Luxembourg and 3.76 '000 sq km in Netherlands in 2015.
Belgium has been ranked 129th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | '000 sq km | 38.8 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | |||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 sq km | 5.42 | 5.87 | 5.92 | 5.97 | 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 sq km | 159 | 164 | 165 | 167 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 sq km | 90.7 | 90.3 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.868 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 sq km | 3.65 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 sq km | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 sq km | 180 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 sq km | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 |
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