Forest area in Netherlands

Forests covered 11.0% of the land area of Netherlands in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2024 11.0% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 10.9%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Netherlands (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 165th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Netherlands over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 11.0% –
2023 10.9% 40.1%
2022 10.9% 40.0%
2021 10.9% 40.0%
2020 10.9% 39.9%
2019 10.9% 39.9%
2018 10.9% 39.8%
2017 10.9% 39.8%
2016 10.8% 39.7%
2015 10.8% 39.7%
2014 10.9% 39.6%
2013 10.9% 39.5%
2012 11.0% 39.4%
2011 11.0% 39.4%
2010 11.1% 39.3%
2009 11.0% 39.2%
2008 11.0% 39.1%
2007 10.9% 38.9%
2006 10.9% 38.8%
2005 10.9% 38.7%
2004 10.8% 38.6%
2003 10.8% 38.4%
2002 10.7% 38.3%
2001 10.7% 38.2%
2000 10.6% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 10.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.9%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 165th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)