Belgium vs Pakistan: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 22% in Belgium and 4.1% in Pakistan, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belgium, by 17.9 percentage points, or 5.35 times that in Pakistan.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 22 2024 | 22.7 | 127 of 209 |
| Pakistan | 4.1 2024 | 4 | 182 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2024, Belgium ranked 127 and Pakistan ranked 182 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Belgium | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | 4.1 | – |
| 2023 | 22 | 4.1 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4.1 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 22 | 4 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 22.1 | 4 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 22.2 | 4 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 22.5 | 4 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 22.6 | 4 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 22.7 | 4 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 22.7 | 4 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 22.7 | 4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 32 |
| 2008 | 22.6 | 4.1 | 32 |
| 2007 | 22.5 | 4.2 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 4.2 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 22.4 | 4.2 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 22.3 | 4.2 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 22.2 | 4.2 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 22.1 | 4.3 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 22 | 4.3 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | – | 4.3 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | – | 4.3 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | – | 4.4 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | – | 4.4 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | – | 4.4 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | – | 4.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | – | 4.4 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | – | 4.5 | 33 |
| 1991 | – | 4.5 | – |
| 1990 | – | 4.5 | – |
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