Annual afforestation in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual afforestation was 7,290 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Netherlands, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Netherlands is 7,290 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 161.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Netherlands peaked at 7,290 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,560 hectares per year, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 22nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual afforestation in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,560 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 4,000 hectares per year | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 2,790 hectares per year | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 3,120 hectares per year | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 7,290 hectares per year | +133.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 7,290 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 17.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 7,290 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 7.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,560 hectares per year | 2,560 hectares per year | 2,560 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,000 hectares per year | 4,000 hectares per year | 4,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,955 hectares per year | 2,790 hectares per year | 3,120 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 7,290 hectares per year | 7,290 hectares per year | 7,290 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2541 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Netherlands?
- Annual afforestation in Netherlands was 7,290 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,290 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,560 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual afforestation?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.