Land use hidden — Forest in Netherlands

Netherlands: Land use hidden — Forest was 3,723 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,723 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
13th
of 16 groups
All-time high
3,735 Square kilometres
in 2010
All-time low
3,453 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Forest in Netherlands, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.5k Square kilometres1991: 3.5k Square kilometres1992: 3.5k Square kilometres1993: 3.5k Square kilometres1994: 3.5k Square kilometres1995: 3.5k Square kilometres1996: 3.5k Square kilometres1997: 3.6k Square kilometres1998: 3.6k Square kilometres1999: 3.6k Square kilometres2000: 3.6k Square kilometres2001: 3.6k Square kilometres2002: 3.6k Square kilometres2003: 3.6k Square kilometres2004: 3.7k Square kilometres2005: 3.7k Square kilometres2006: 3.7k Square kilometres2007: 3.7k Square kilometres2008: 3.7k Square kilometres2009: 3.7k Square kilometres2010: 3.7k Square kilometres2011: 3.7k Square kilometres2012: 3.7k Square kilometres2013: 3.7k Square kilometres2014: 3.7k Square kilometres2015: 3.6k Square kilometres2016: 3.7k Square kilometres2017: 3.7k Square kilometres2018: 3.7k Square kilometres2019: 3.7k Square kilometres2020: 3.7k Square kilometres2021: 3.7k Square kilometres2022: 3.7k Square kilometres2023: 3.7k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Netherlands is 3,723 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Netherlands peaked at 3,735 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,453 Square kilometres, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,517 Square kilometres 3,453 Square kilometres 3,581 Square kilometres 10
2000s 3,658 Square kilometres 3,595 Square kilometres 3,721 Square kilometres 10
2010s 3,684 Square kilometres 3,648 Square kilometres 3,735 Square kilometres 10
2020s 3,709 Square kilometres 3,695 Square kilometres 3,723 Square kilometres 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — forest in Netherlands?
Land use hidden — forest in Netherlands was 3,723 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 3,735 Square kilometres in 2010.
What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 3,453 Square kilometres in 1990.
How does Netherlands rank for land use hidden — forest?
Netherlands ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
227 places, 7,590 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata