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Records of plants and animals from the Netherlands in GBIF: 12.5 million records in 2025, 24 times as much as in 1990

Records of plants and animals from the Netherlands in GBIF, 1990 – 2025, in million records. That is the highest point in the series.

Source: GBIF, occurrence search (facet year, land NL, alleen volle jaren) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026Open the table Single block

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