Forest land area rose 0.160% to 3.76 '000 sq km in Netherlands in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Netherlands reached an all time high of 3.76 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 3.45 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, forest land area in Belgium amounted to 6.83 '000 sq km, 6.12 '000 sq km in Denmark, 114 '000 sq km in Germany and 31.4 '000 sq km in United Kingdom in 2015.
Netherlands has been ranked 142nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | '000 sq km | 38.8 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | |||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 sq km | 5.42 | 5.87 | 5.92 | 5.97 | 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 sq km | 159 | 164 | 165 | 167 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | '000 sq km | 7.30 | 7.26 | 7.31 | 7.37 | 7.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.868 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 sq km | 3.65 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | '000 sq km | 99.9 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 sq km | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | '000 sq km | 282 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 sq km | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 |
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