Belarus vs Italy: Forest area

Belarus
88,111 sq. km
in 2023
Italy
97,276 sq. km
in 2023
Belarus rank
57th
Italy rank
54th

Forest area over time

  • Belarus
  • Italy
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 97,276 sq. km against 88,111 sq. km in Belarus, a difference of 9,165 sq. km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 57th and Italy ranks 54th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 80,512 sq. km 80,185 sq. km 326.75 sq. km Belarus
2000s 84,336 sq. km 86,657 sq. km 2,321 sq. km Italy
2010s 86,716 sq. km 92,702 sq. km 5,986 sq. km Italy
2020s 87,894 sq. km 96,468 sq. km 8,575 sq. km Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Italy?
Italy, at 97,276 sq. km against 88,111 sq. km in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Italy?
9,165 sq. km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Italy?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Italy rank globally for forest area?
Belarus ranks 57th and Italy ranks 54th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.