Belarus vs Poland: Forest area

Belarus
88,111 sq. km
in 2023
Poland
95,190 sq. km
in 2023
Belarus rank
57th
Poland rank
56th

Forest area over time

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

How they compare

Poland currently reports 95,190 sq. km against 88,111 sq. km in Belarus, a difference of 7,079 sq. km.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 57th and Poland ranks 56th of 213 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 80,512 sq. km 89,794 sq. km 9,282 sq. km Poland
2000s 84,336 sq. km 91,805 sq. km 7,468 sq. km Poland
2010s 86,716 sq. km 94,059 sq. km 7,343 sq. km Poland
2020s 87,894 sq. km 95,010 sq. km 7,116 sq. km Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Poland?
Poland, at 95,190 sq. km against 88,111 sq. km in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Poland?
7,079 sq. km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for forest area?
Belarus ranks 57th and Poland ranks 56th 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.