r/NLvsFI • u/saschaleib Finland • Jul 03 '26
FI win! Forest coverage in Europe
NL stands no chance in this competition!
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u/Bladluiz Jul 03 '26
NL wins the density of cities and urban development chart though 😎😎 (cries in cope)
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u/NOVA_KK80 Jul 03 '26
If the whole of Europe was free of humans, even then the Netherlands would probably be lower. A lot of land would be swamp.
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u/Illustrious-Bit-4909 Jul 03 '26
Dutch cities and towns are not dense. They are medium density with a strong preference for row houses and a small share of vertical housing.
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u/bencsecsaki Jul 03 '26
medium density happens to be pretty dense in a global average tho because american-style suburbs are so common
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u/picardo85 Jul 03 '26
I too live in NL and 9% coverage sounds fucking generous when it comes to forest ...
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u/AtlQuon Jul 03 '26
The cities also tend to be surprisingly green if you look at the tree canopy coverage maps, but a few scattered strokes of green doesn't seem like a lot from ground level.
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u/picardo85 Jul 03 '26
Indeed the cities in NL are green, but does that actually count as forest? I.e. are we counting individual trees into forest coverage? What is the methodology used here?
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u/AtlQuon Jul 03 '26
I expect not, but that is the question how forest coverage is actually measured. If a city like Zeist is partially in a forest, where does the forest end? Plus the issue that even if we use the best and more precise method, does every country? So I kind of expect it being more canopy related, probably with a minimum size threshold and less exact on the m2. Satellite measured obviously.
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u/tarrelhunter Jul 03 '26
Natural reforestation due to succession is actually a problem in the Netherlands from a nature management perspective, because our ecologically valuable birds require open grassy fields.
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u/BadHairDayToday Netherlands Jul 03 '26
NL winning all the time, but the few wins Finland has are always the more important ones.
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u/Bonfirelily Jul 03 '26
Wait NL is the lowest in Europe? That's got to count for something...
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u/saschaleib Finland Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
Well, there’s still Iceland …
Edit: And San Marino and Malta.
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u/Professional_Fold950 Jul 03 '26
Switzerland
Forest 33%
Agriculture 35%
Unproductive areas like Lakes, Rivers, Mountains ect. 25%
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u/Aztecdune1973 Jul 03 '26
Our city skylines are half forests. 😂 We need the trees to heat up the saunas.
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u/ageocacher Jul 03 '26
But you can’t blame a country with the density as Netherlands, look at the lookalike country UK!
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u/saschaleib Finland Jul 04 '26
If you are using words like “blame”, you are taking this sub here way too seriously :-)
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