Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 66.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands stood at 66.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands peaked at 80.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 46th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.1% | — |
| 2000 | 77.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | -15.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 66.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 66.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 78.3% | 80.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 66.5% | 79.1% | 2 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2541 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Netherlands was 66.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Netherlands ranks 46th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).