France vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Agricultural land — Share in Land area

France
52.77 %
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
53.43 %
in 2024
France rank
58th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
56th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • France
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
0204060196119922024

How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 53.43 % against 52.77 % in France, a difference of 0.66 %.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 58th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th of 220 countries.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1960s 62.94 % 66.84 % 3.9 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1970s 59.86 % 62.16 % 2.3 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1980s 58.24 % 59.81 % 1.57 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1990s 56.06 % 58.16 % 2.1 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2000s 54.58 % 57.19 % 2.61 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2010s 53.35 % 54.55 % 1.2 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2020s 52.87 % 53.65 % 0.78 % Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, France or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 53.43 % against 52.77 % in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between France and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
0.66 %, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
France ranks 58th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.