Netherlands - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Netherlands was 3,695 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,735 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3,453 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 3,453
1991 3,467
1992 3,482
1993 3,496
1994 3,510
1995 3,524
1996 3,538
1997 3,552
1998 3,567
1999 3,581
2000 3,595
2001 3,609
2002 3,623
2003 3,637
2004 3,651
2005 3,665
2006 3,679
2007 3,693
2008 3,707
2009 3,721
2010 3,735
2011 3,718
2012 3,700
2013 3,683
2014 3,666
2015 3,648
2016 3,658
2017 3,667
2018 3,676
2019 3,686
2020 3,695

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Netherlands was 10.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 11.07 in 2010, while its lowest value was 10.23 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 10.23
1991 10.27
1992 10.31
1993 10.35
1994 10.40
1995 10.44
1996 10.48
1997 10.52
1998 10.56
1999 10.61
2000 10.65
2001 10.69
2002 10.73
2003 10.77
2004 10.81
2005 10.86
2006 10.90
2007 10.94
2008 10.98
2009 11.03
2010 11.07
2011 11.02
2012 10.97
2013 10.93
2014 10.88
2015 10.84
2016 10.86
2017 10.89
2018 10.92
2019 10.95
2020 10.97

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use