Netherlands vs Togo: Annual forest expansion

Netherlands
7,290 hectares per year
in 2020
Togo
7,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Netherlands rank
38th
Togo rank
40th

Annual forest expansion over time

  • Netherlands
  • Togo
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7,290 hectares per year against 7,000 hectares per year in Togo, a difference of 290 hectares per year.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 38th and Togo ranks 40th of 110 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Togo Difference Ahead
1990s 2,560 hectares per year 1,000 hectares per year 1,560 hectares per year Netherlands
2000s 4,000 hectares per year 1,500 hectares per year 2,500 hectares per year Netherlands
2010s 2,955 hectares per year 2,000 hectares per year 955 hectares per year Netherlands
2020s 7,290 hectares per year 7,000 hectares per year 290 hectares per year Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual forest expansion, Netherlands or Togo?
Netherlands, at 7,290 hectares per year against 7,000 hectares per year in Togo as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Netherlands and Togo?
290 hectares per year, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Togo?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Togo rank globally for annual forest expansion?
Netherlands ranks 38th and Togo ranks 40th of 110 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 forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual forest expansion
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).