Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands
Netherlands: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 367.2 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands is 367.2 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands peaked at 499.5 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 367.2 Square kilometres, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 499.5 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 495.49 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 491.48 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 487.47 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 483.46 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 479.45 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 475.44 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 471.43 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 467.42 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 463.41 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 459.4 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 454.33 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 449.26 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 444.19 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 439.12 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 434.05 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 428.98 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 423.91 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 418.84 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 413.77 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 408.7 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 406.82 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 404.94 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 403.06 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 401.18 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 399.3 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 395.2 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 391.2 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 387.2 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 383.2 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 379.2 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 375.2 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 371.2 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 367.2 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 481.46 Square kilometres | 463.41 Square kilometres | 499.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 436.59 Square kilometres | 413.77 Square kilometres | 459.4 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 398.08 Square kilometres | 383.2 Square kilometres | 408.7 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 373.2 Square kilometres | 367.2 Square kilometres | 379.2 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8288 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 33,670 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 41,540 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 10,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0.2879 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Netherlands was 367.2 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 499.5 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 367.2 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Netherlands ranks 12th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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