Belgium - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Belgium was 6,893 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,632 in 1990 and a minimum value of 6,673 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 7,632
1991 7,623
1992 7,614
1993 7,604
1994 7,595
1995 7,586
1996 7,577
1997 7,568
1998 7,558
1999 7,549
2000 6,673
2001 6,696
2002 6,718
2003 6,741
2004 6,763
2005 6,786
2006 6,808
2007 6,831
2008 6,854
2009 6,876
2010 6,899
2011 6,898
2012 6,896
2013 6,895
2014 6,894
2015 6,893
2016 6,893
2017 6,893
2018 6,893
2019 6,893
2020 6,893

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Belgium was 22.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 23.25 in 1990, while its lowest value was 22.04 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 23.25
1991 23.23
1992 23.20
1993 23.17
1994 23.14
1995 23.11
1996 23.09
1997 23.06
1998 23.03
1999 23.00
2000 22.04
2001 22.11
2002 22.19
2003 22.26
2004 22.34
2005 22.41
2006 22.48
2007 22.56
2008 22.63
2009 22.71
2010 22.78
2011 22.78
2012 22.78
2013 22.77
2014 22.77
2015 22.76
2016 22.76
2017 22.76
2018 22.76
2019 22.76
2020 22.76

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use