Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Netherlands
Netherlands: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 326,820 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Netherlands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 326,820 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Netherlands peaked at 332,610 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 295,380 hectares, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303,561 hectares | 295,380 hectares | 311,742 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 322,132 hectares | 313,560 hectares | 330,705 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,199 hectares | 324,844 hectares | 332,610 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 325,825 hectares | 324,830 hectares | 326,820 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Netherlands?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Netherlands was 326,820 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 332,610 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,380 hectares in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Netherlands ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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