Germany vs Netherlands: Annual afforestation
Germany
6,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Netherlands
7,290 hectares per year
in 2020
Germany rank
25th
Netherlands rank
22nd
Annual afforestation over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7,290 hectares per year against 6,000 hectares per year in Germany, a difference of 1,290 hectares per year.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,000 hectares per year | 2,560 hectares per year | 5,440 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2000s | 9,000 hectares per year | 4,000 hectares per year | 5,000 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2010s | 7,380 hectares per year | 2,955 hectares per year | 4,425 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2020s | 6,000 hectares per year | 7,290 hectares per year | 1,290 hectares per year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 7,290 hectares per year against 6,000 hectares per year in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Germany and Netherlands?
- 1,290 hectares per year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Germany ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 22nd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.