What is the difference in forest area between Moldova and Netherlands?

970 hectares, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Netherlands?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Moldova vs Netherlands: Forest area

Moldova

370,300 hectares

in 2025

Netherlands

369,330 hectares

in 2025

Moldova rank

150th

Netherlands rank

151st

Forest area over time

Moldova
Netherlands

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 370,300 hectares against 369,330 hectares in Netherlands, a difference of 970 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.

Moldova ranks 150th and Netherlands ranks 151st of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	333,950 hectares	351,706 hectares	17,756 hectares	Netherlands
2000s	357,945 hectares	365,791 hectares	7,846 hectares	Netherlands
2010s	380,190 hectares	367,875 hectares	12,315 hectares	Moldova
2020s	371,750 hectares	368,205 hectares	3,545 hectares	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Moldova or Netherlands?: Moldova, at 370,300 hectares against 369,330 hectares in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Moldova and Netherlands?: 970 hectares, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Netherlands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Netherlands rank globally for forest area?: Moldova ranks 150th 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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Indicator: Forest area
Unit: hectares
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: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.