Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.1%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
56th
United Arab Emirates rank
59th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 56th and United Arab Emirates ranks 59th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
- Netherlands, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Netherlands ranks 56th and United Arab Emirates ranks 59th of 228 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.