Forest land area rose 0.231% to 86.3 '000 sq km in Belarus in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Belarus reached an all time high of 86.3 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 77.8 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Belarus's main peers, forest land area in Lithuania amounted to 21.8 '000 sq km, 94.4 '000 sq km in Poland, 8,149 '000 sq km in Russia and 96.6 '000 sq km in Ukraine in 2015.
Belarus has been ranked 58th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 2 places above 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 |
| Belarus | '000 sq km | 85.9 | 85.3 | 85.5 | 85.7 | 85.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | '000 sq km | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | '000 sq km | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | '000 sq km | 33.4 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | '000 sq km | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 sq km | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | '000 sq km | 65.4 | 65.2 | 65.8 | 66.5 | 67.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | '000 sq km | 96.8 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 95.9 | 96.1 |
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