The share of forest land over the total amount of land in the Netherlands saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 11 percent. However, 2021 marked the sixth consecutive increase of the share. Forest area is defined as land with natural or planted trees of five meters or more in height, excluding agricultural land and urban parks and gardens.
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Proportion of the Netherlands covered by forest area from 2008 to 2021
(percentage of land area)
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Proportion of the Netherlands covered by forest area from 2008 to 2021 (percentage of land area) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435960/forest-area-as-percentage-of-land-area-netherlands/
World Bank. "Proportion of the Netherlands covered by forest area from 2008 to 2021 (percentage of land area)." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435960/forest-area-as-percentage-of-land-area-netherlands/
World Bank. (2024). Proportion of the Netherlands covered by forest area from 2008 to 2021 (percentage of land area). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435960/forest-area-as-percentage-of-land-area-netherlands/
World Bank. "Proportion of The Netherlands Covered by Forest Area from 2008 to 2021 (Percentage of Land Area)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435960/forest-area-as-percentage-of-land-area-netherlands/
World Bank, Proportion of the Netherlands covered by forest area from 2008 to 2021 (percentage of land area) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435960/forest-area-as-percentage-of-land-area-netherlands/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Proportion of the Netherlands covered by forest area from 2008 to 2021 (percentage of land area) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435960/forest-area-as-percentage-of-land-area-netherlands/