Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 125.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2015.
Netherlands ranks 55th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 52 Italy 0.1% compare
- 53 Lithuania 0.1% compare
- 54 El Salvador 0.1% compare
- 56 India 0.1% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 58 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2015.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 55th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.