Environment in Belarus

2,668 indicators covering environment for Belarus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 52,516 t 2023 down 42.7% 21st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 9.29 kg/ha 2023 down 42.5% 47th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 426,004 t 2023 down 23.3% 10th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 75.35 kg/ha 2023 down 22.9% 23rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 26.45 % 2023 up 7.1% 160th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 43.43 % 2023 up 42.5% 137th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 17.99 % 2023 up 16.7% 168th
Arable land use per person 0.6066 hectares per person 2023 up 3.0% 13th
Forest area 8.98 million hectares 2025 up 4.0% 57th
Share of global forest area 0.2% 2025 up 5.0% 57th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.4865 2023 down 2,817.9% 103rd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 88.9% 104th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0075 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 97.7% 93rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 90.8% 93rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 76.8% 64th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.9% 74th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.4% 83rd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.6% 147th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.9% 13th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.9% 146th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2.1% 6th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 95.8% 151st
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 185.7% 7th
Plywood and LVL — Production 343,000 m3 2024 up 84.6% 24th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -30.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 384.2% 159th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.1% 152nd
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.0% 153rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0046 1000 USD per person 2024 down 22.7% 49th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0045 t per person 2024 down 62.1% 52nd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 168th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 167th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 21.5% 103rd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 28.98 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 18.5% 6th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.3% 14th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.2% 1st
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 18.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,072.0% 55th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 113th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 124th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -34 % change on previous year 2024 down 447.8% 173rd
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3178 m3 per person 2024 up 4.1% 57th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 1 m3 per person 2024 up 14.8% 12th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5689 m3 per person 2024 down 17.1% 42nd
Roundwood — Production, per capita 2.55 m3 per person 2024 up 22.9% 13th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -10.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 186.2% 142nd
Primary Forest — Area 134.8 1000 ha 2025 down 0.0% 67th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 13,846 t 2024 down 10.1% 87th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 11,506 1000 USD 2024 up 16.8% 87th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 99.4% 101st
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0116 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 99.9% 97th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.9% 43rd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.3% 42nd
Recovered paper — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 200th
Recovered paper — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 203rd
Annual change in forest area 26,470 hectares 2025 up 3,681.4% 17th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% 2025 up 3,537.4% 35th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% 2025 up 3,537.4% 34th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 26,470 hectares 2025 up 3,681.4% 17th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0038 t per person 2024 down 60.3% 19th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 72,892 m3 2024 down 74.4% 43rd