Forest area in Netherlands
Netherlands: Forest area was 3,723 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3,723 sq. km for forest area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Netherlands peaked at 3,735 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,453 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,517 sq. km | 3,453 sq. km | 3,581 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,658 sq. km | 3,595 sq. km | 3,721 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,684 sq. km | 3,648 sq. km | 3,735 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,709 sq. km | 3,695 sq. km | 3,723 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth -6.6% (2025)
- Rural population 734,613 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 153,500 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,806 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.04 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Netherlands?
- Forest area in Netherlands was 3,723 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,735 sq. km in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,453 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for forest area?
- Netherlands ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.