Tree Cover Loss in Belgium
Belgium: Tree Cover Loss was 4,339 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Belgium, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in Belgium is 4,339 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Belgium peaked at 10,909 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 971 hectares, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 101st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,258 hectares | 971 hectares | 7,214 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,139 hectares | 3,315 hectares | 10,909 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,233 hectares | 4,339 hectares | 9,143 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 98 Togo 5,677 hectares compare
- 99 Equatorial Guinea 5,019 hectares compare
- 100 Algeria 4,498 hectares compare
- 102 Kazakhstan 3,963 hectares compare
- 103 Albania 3,825 hectares compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,791 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7302 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7302 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 324,650 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Belgium?
- Tree cover loss in Belgium was 4,339 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 10,909 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 971 hectares in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for tree cover loss?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.