Forests are one of Belarus' most important natural resources.
All forests are publicly owned in Belarus.
The total area of forest lands in Belarus is 9.6 million hectares
Standing volume is 1.8 billion m3
Average age is 56 years
Volume per capita :
1ha of forest lands
186 m3 of forest resources
Forests account for 39.8% of Belarus' territory.
Forest coverage per region (in % of the region's total area)*:
Gomel Oblast – 47.1%
Vitebsk Oblast - 41%
Minsk Oblast – 38.4%
Mogilev Oblast – 38.2%
Brest Oblast – 36.2%
Grodno Oblast – 35.2%
Most forested district is Rossony District, Vitebsk Oblast (71.3%).
Forest reproduction in Belarus:
414.7 million seedlings of standard planting stock were grown in forest nurseries*
* Data for 2018
Source: Forestry Ministry of Belarus