Share of annual global forest expansion in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion 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 0.1% for share of annual global forest expansion in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 224.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Netherlands peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Netherlands ranks 38th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 share of annual global forest expansion in Netherlands?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Netherlands was 0.1% 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 share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.