Burundi vs Netherlands: Forest area
Burundi
279,640 hectares
in 2025
Netherlands
369,330 hectares
in 2025
Burundi rank
154th
Netherlands rank
151st
Forest area over time
- Burundi
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 369,330 hectares against 279,640 hectares in Burundi, a difference of 89,690 hectares.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 154th and Netherlands ranks 151st of 235 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,337 hectares | 351,706 hectares | 112,370 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 193,940 hectares | 365,791 hectares | 171,851 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 253,930 hectares | 367,875 hectares | 113,945 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 279,640 hectares | 368,205 hectares | 88,565 hectares | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Burundi or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 369,330 hectares against 279,640 hectares in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Burundi and Netherlands?
- 89,690 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Netherlands?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Netherlands rank globally for forest area?
- Burundi ranks 154th and Netherlands ranks 151st of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.