Tree Cover Loss in Belarus
Belarus: Tree Cover Loss was 78,911 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Belarus, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 78,911 hectares for tree cover loss in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Belarus peaked at 90,487 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,359 hectares, in 2001.
Belarus ranks 37th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tree Cover Loss in Belarus, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18,359 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 25,384 hectares | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 32,120 hectares | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 38,597 hectares | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 36,193 hectares | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 42,269 hectares | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 32,657 hectares | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 35,897 hectares | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 35,543 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 35,754 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45,367 hectares | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 39,591 hectares | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 28,085 hectares | -29.1% |
| 2014 | 33,626 hectares | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 33,899 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 90,487 hectares | +166.9% |
| 2017 | 78,767 hectares | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 87,446 hectares | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 75,049 hectares | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 68,932 hectares | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 63,479 hectares | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 64,995 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 59,232 hectares | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 71,159 hectares | +20.1% |
| 2025 | 78,911 hectares | +10.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 78,911 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,019 hectares, 15.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 78,911 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,508 hectares, 12.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree Cover Loss in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +166.9% | 33,899 hectares | 90,487 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33,002 hectares | 18,359 hectares | 42,269 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 54,807 hectares | 28,085 hectares | 90,487 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,785 hectares | 59,232 hectares | 78,911 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Belarus?
- Tree cover loss in Belarus was 78,911 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 90,487 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,359 hectares in 2001.
- How does Belarus rank for tree cover loss?
- Belarus ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.