Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Senegal?

Belarus, at 88,111 sq. km against 79,482 sq. km in Senegal as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Senegal?

8,629 sq. km, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Senegal?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Senegal: Forest area

Belarus

88,111 sq. km

in 2023

Senegal

79,482 sq. km

in 2023

Belarus rank

57th

Senegal rank

59th

Forest area over time

Belarus
Senegal

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 88,111 sq. km against 79,482 sq. km in Senegal, a difference of 8,629 sq. km.

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

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

Belarus ranks 57th and Senegal ranks 59th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80,512 sq. km	90,557 sq. km	10,045 sq. km	Senegal
2000s	84,336 sq. km	86,799 sq. km	2,463 sq. km	Senegal
2010s	86,716 sq. km	82,882 sq. km	3,834 sq. km	Belarus
2020s	87,894 sq. km	80,082 sq. km	7,812 sq. km	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Belarus or Senegal?: Belarus, at 88,111 sq. km against 79,482 sq. km in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Belarus and Senegal?: 8,629 sq. km, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Senegal?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Senegal rank globally for forest area?: Belarus ranks 57th and Senegal ranks 59th 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: 06 August 2026

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.