Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands

Netherlands: Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 was 2 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
37th
of 41 countries
All-time high
3.6 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
1.8 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2025

Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands, 2008–2025

012342008201620252008: 2.3 Thousand persons2009: 2.2 Thousand persons2010: 1.9 Thousand persons2013: 2 Thousand persons2014: 2 Thousand persons2016: 2.2 Thousand persons2017: 2 Thousand persons2019: 1.8 Thousand persons2021: 3.4 Thousand persons2022: 3.6 Thousand persons2023: 2.6 Thousand persons2024: 2.4 Thousand persons2025: 2 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 2 Thousand persons for employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 in 2025.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 in Netherlands peaked at 3.6 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8 Thousand persons, in 2019.

That places Netherlands 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 (2008-2026) in Netherlands, 2008 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 2.3 Thousand persons —
2009 2.2 Thousand persons -4.3%
2010 1.9 Thousand persons -13.6%
2013 2 Thousand persons +5.3%
2014 2 Thousand persons +0.0%
2016 2.2 Thousand persons +10.0%
2017 2 Thousand persons -9.1%
2019 1.8 Thousand persons -10.0%
2021 3.4 Thousand persons +88.9%
2022 3.6 Thousand persons +5.9%
2023 2.6 Thousand persons -27.8%
2024 2.4 Thousand persons -7.7%
2025 2 Thousand persons -16.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +88.9% 1.8 Thousand persons 3.4 Thousand persons

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.25 Thousand persons 2.2 Thousand persons 2.3 Thousand persons 2
2010s 1.98 Thousand persons 1.8 Thousand persons 2.2 Thousand persons 6
2020s 2.8 Thousand persons 2 Thousand persons 3.6 Thousand persons 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

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  2. 35 Ireland 2.4 Thousand persons compare
  3. 36 Belgium 2.1 Thousand persons compare
  4. 37 Netherlands 2 Thousand persons compare
  5. 39 Slovenia 1.4 Thousand persons compare
  6. 39 Slovenia 1.4 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 in Netherlands?
Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 in Netherlands was 2 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 3.6 Thousand persons in 2022.
What is the lowest employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Netherlands rank for employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2?
Netherlands ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 (2008-2026)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 709 data points, 2008–2025
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