Belarus vs Latvia: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 44.1% in Belarus and 55.6% in Latvia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Latvia, by 11.5 percentage points, or 1.26 times that in Belarus.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 44.1 2024 | 42.5 | 69 of 209 |
| Latvia | 55.6 2024 | 54.5 | 43 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2024, Belarus ranked 69 and Latvia ranked 43 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Belarus | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44.1 | 55.6 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | 55.5 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 43.8 | 55.4 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 43.7 | 55.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 43.6 | 55.2 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 43.4 | 55.1 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 43.2 | 55 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 43 | 54.8 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 42.7 | 54.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 42.5 | 54.6 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 42.5 | 54.5 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 42.5 | 54.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 42.5 | 54.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 42.5 | 54.3 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 42.5 | 54.2 | 32 |
| 2009 | 42.4 | 54 | 32 |
| 2008 | 42.2 | 53.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 42 | 53.6 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 41.8 | 53.4 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 41.7 | 53.1 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 41.5 | 52.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 41.3 | 52.7 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 41.1 | 52.5 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 41 | 52.3 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 40.8 | 52.1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 40.5 | 52 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 40.3 | 51.9 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 40.1 | 51.8 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 39.8 | 51.7 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 39.6 | 51.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 39.3 | 51.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 39.1 | 51.3 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 38.8 | 51.2 | 33 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time