Which has higher forest area, Burundi or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 3,693 sq. km against 2,796 sq. km in Burundi as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Burundi and Netherlands?

897 sq. km, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Netherlands?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Netherlands: Forest area (sq. km)

Burundi

2,796 sq. km

in 2025

Netherlands

3,693 sq. km

in 2025

Burundi rank

152nd

Netherlands rank

149th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Burundi
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3,693 sq. km against 2,796 sq. km in Burundi, a difference of 897 sq. km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 152nd and Netherlands ranks 149th of 214 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,393 sq. km	3,517 sq. km	1,124 sq. km	Netherlands
2000s	1,939 sq. km	3,658 sq. km	1,719 sq. km	Netherlands
2010s	2,539 sq. km	3,679 sq. km	1,139 sq. km	Netherlands
2020s	2,796 sq. km	3,682 sq. km	885.65 sq. km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Burundi or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 3,693 sq. km against 2,796 sq. km in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Burundi and Netherlands?: 897 sq. km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Netherlands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Netherlands rank globally for forest area?: Burundi ranks 152nd and Netherlands ranks 149th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.