Share global forest in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share global forest was 0.0089 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0089
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
151st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0089
in 2025
All-time low
0.008
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Netherlands, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Netherlands stood at 0.0089. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Netherlands peaked at 0.0089 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.008, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 151st out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.008 | — |
| 1991 | 0.008 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0081 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0089 | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0089 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 85% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0089 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0082 | 0.008 | 0.0084 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 | 0.0085 | 0.0088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 | 0.0087 | 0.0089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 | 0.0088 | 0.0089 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.013 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0425 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 22.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Netherlands?
- Share global forest in Netherlands was 0.0089 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for share global forest?
- Netherlands ranks 151st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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