Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Forest area
Netherlands
369,330 hectares
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
324,580 hectares
in 2025
Netherlands rank
151st
United Arab Emirates rank
153rd
Forest area over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 369,330 hectares against 324,580 hectares in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 44,750 hectares.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 151st and United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd of 235 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351,706 hectares | 314,860 hectares | 36,846 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 365,791 hectares | 317,031 hectares | 48,760 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 367,875 hectares | 321,055 hectares | 46,820 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 368,205 hectares | 323,740 hectares | 44,465 hectares | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
- Netherlands, at 369,330 hectares against 324,580 hectares in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 44,750 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for forest area?
- Netherlands ranks 151st and United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd 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.