Netherlands (Kingdom of the) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
88.49 %
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
89.51 %
in 2025
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
9th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080199020072025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 89.51 % against 88.49 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 1.02 %.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 207 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands (Kingdom of the) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 86.31 % 87.95 % 1.65 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 88.06 % 88.54 % 0.48 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 88.95 % 89.03 % 0.09 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 88.49 % 89.4 % 0.9133 % United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 89.51 % against 88.49 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.02 %, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Netherlands (Kingdom of the) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 8,260 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.