Which has higher forest area, Haiti or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 3,723 sq. km against 3,380 sq. km in Haiti as of 2023.

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

343 sq. km, with Netherlands ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Haiti vs Netherlands: Forest area

Haiti

3,380 sq. km

in 2023

Netherlands

3,723 sq. km

in 2023

Haiti rank

147th

Netherlands rank

146th

Forest area over time

Haiti
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3,723 sq. km against 3,380 sq. km in Haiti, a difference of 343 sq. km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 147th and Netherlands ranks 146th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,819 sq. km	3,517 sq. km	301.92 sq. km	Haiti
2000s	3,796 sq. km	3,658 sq. km	138.38 sq. km	Haiti
2010s	3,644 sq. km	3,684 sq. km	39.6 sq. km	Netherlands
2020s	3,426 sq. km	3,709 sq. km	282.68 sq. km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Haiti or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 3,723 sq. km against 3,380 sq. km in Haiti as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Haiti and Netherlands?: 343 sq. km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Netherlands?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Netherlands rank globally for forest area?: Haiti ranks 147th and Netherlands ranks 146th 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.