Netherlands — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Netherlands, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Netherlands was 10.96% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 11.07% in 2010. The lowest was 10.23% in 1990 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.20% per year.
Netherlands ranks 166 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 32.02%, so Netherlands sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 57 economies; Uzbekistan (8.79%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 138th of 178 in 1990 → 158th of 207 in 2000 → 160th of 209 in 2010 → 166th of 214 in 2020 → 165th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 10.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 10.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 10.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 10.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 10.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 10.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 10.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 10.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 10.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 10.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 10.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 11.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 11.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 11.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 10.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 10.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 10.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 10.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 10.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 10.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 10.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 10.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 10.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 10.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 10.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 10.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 10.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 10.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 10.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 10.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 10.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Netherlands’s Forest area in 1991?
10.27% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Netherlands’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +7.1% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 10.96%; 2023: 10.94%; 2022: 10.93%; 2021: 10.92%; 2020: 10.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.