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Belgium: Forest area (% of land area)

21.99percent · 2024-3.3% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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. Annual figures for Belgium from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202421.988
202321.989
202221.989
202121.989
202021.989
201922.112
201822.236
201722.477
201622.6
201522.724
201422.728
201322.732
201222.736
201122.74
201022.743
200922.669
200822.595
200722.52
200622.446
200522.371
200422.297
200322.222
200222.148
200122.074
200021.999

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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