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Forest area — Belgium

Forest area in Belgium in 2023 — 6,893 km². Ranked 133 in the world out of 213. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.3%.

2023 6,893 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 133of 213
Period maximum 6,899 km²2010
Period minimum 6,673 km²2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · km²

Forest area — Belgium, 2000–20236,6006,7006,8006,9002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6,673 km²2001: 6,696 km²2002: 6,718 km²2003: 6,741 km²2004: 6,763 km²2005: 6,786 km²2006: 6,808 km²2007: 6,831 km²2008: 6,854 km²2009: 6,876 km²2010: 6,899 km²2011: 6,898 km²2012: 6,896 km²2013: 6,895 km²2014: 6,894 km²2015: 6,893 km²2016: 6,893 km²2017: 6,893 km²2018: 6,893 km²2019: 6,893 km²2020: 6,893 km²2021: 6,893 km²2022: 6,893 km²2023: 6,893 km²
Change over the period: +220 (+3.3%) Average annual rate: 0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium

Belgium 6,893 km²
World 40.35M km²
Europe & Central Asia 10.59M km²
Western Europe computed 352,569 km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 6,893 +0 +0%
2022 6,893 +0 +0%
2021 6,893 +0 +0%
2020 6,893 +0 +0%
2019 6,893 +0 +0%
2018 6,893 +0 +0%
2017 6,893 +0 +0%
2016 6,893 +0 +0%
2015 6,893 −1 −0.02%
2014 6,894 −1 −0.02%
2013 6,895 −1 −0.02%
2012 6,896 −1 −0.02%
2011 6,898 −1 −0.02%
2010 6,899 +23 +0.33%
2009 6,876 +23 +0.33%
2008 6,854 +23 +0.33%
2007 6,831 +23 +0.33%
2006 6,808 +23 +0.33%
2005 6,786 +23 +0.33%
2004 6,763 +23 +0.33%
2003 6,741 +23 +0.34%
2002 6,718 +23 +0.34%
2001 6,696 +23 +0.34%
2000 6,673

Western Europe, 2023

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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.