Forest area — all countries

Forest area — Netherlands

Forest area in the Netherlands in 2023 — 3,723 km². Ranked 146 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 7.8%.

2023 3,723 km² +0.25% vs 2022
World rank 146of 213
Period maximum 3,735 km²2010
Period minimum 3,453 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Netherlands, 1990–20233,4003,5003,6003,7003,8001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 3,453 km²1991: 3,467 km²1992: 3,482 km²1993: 3,496 km²1994: 3,510 km²1995: 3,524 km²1996: 3,538 km²1997: 3,552 km²1998: 3,567 km²1999: 3,581 km²2000: 3,595 km²2001: 3,609 km²2002: 3,623 km²2003: 3,637 km²2004: 3,651 km²2005: 3,665 km²2006: 3,679 km²2007: 3,693 km²2008: 3,707 km²2009: 3,721 km²2010: 3,735 km²2011: 3,718 km²2012: 3,700 km²2013: 3,683 km²2014: 3,666 km²2015: 3,648 km²2016: 3,658 km²2017: 3,667 km²2018: 3,676 km²2019: 3,686 km²2020: 3,695 km²2021: 3,704 km²2022: 3,714 km²2023: 3,723 km²
Change over the period: +270 (+7.81%) Average annual rate: 0.23 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 3,723 km²
World 40.35M km²
Europe & Central Asia 10.59M km²
Western Europe computed 352,569 km²
High-income countries computed 18.67M km²
Forest area — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3,723 +9 +0.25%
2022 3,714 +9 +0.25%
2021 3,704 +9 +0.25%
2020 3,695 +9 +0.25%
2019 3,686 +9 +0.26%
2018 3,676 +9 +0.25%
2017 3,667 +9 +0.26%
2016 3,658 +9 +0.25%
2015 3,648 −17 −0.47%
2014 3,666 −17 −0.47%
2013 3,683 −17 −0.47%
2012 3,700 −17 −0.47%
2011 3,718 −17 −0.46%
2010 3,735 +14 +0.38%
2009 3,721 +14 +0.38%
2008 3,707 +14 +0.38%
2007 3,693 +14 +0.38%
2006 3,679 +14 +0.38%
2005 3,665 +14 +0.38%
2004 3,651 +14 +0.38%
2003 3,637 +14 +0.39%
2002 3,623 +14 +0.39%
2001 3,609 +14 +0.39%
2000 3,595 +14 +0.4%
1999 3,581 +14 +0.4%
1998 3,567 +14 +0.4%
1997 3,552 +14 +0.4%
1996 3,538 +14 +0.4%
1995 3,524 +14 +0.4%
1994 3,510 +14 +0.41%
1993 3,496 +14 +0.41%
1992 3,482 +14 +0.41%
1991 3,467 +14 +0.41%
1990 3,453

Western Europe, 2023

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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.