Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 1.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Netherlands, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.5% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Netherlands peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 9th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Netherlands?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Netherlands was 1.5% 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 deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.