Belgium vs Ireland: Forest area
Belgium
6,893 sq. km
in 2023
Ireland
7,940 sq. km
in 2023
Belgium rank
133rd
Ireland rank
130th
Forest area over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,940 sq. km against 6,893 sq. km in Belgium, a difference of 1,047 sq. km.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Globally, Belgium ranks 133rd and Ireland ranks 130th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.