Belgium-Luxembourg vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Arable land — Area

Belgium-Luxembourg
873 1000 ha
in 1999
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1,003 1000 ha
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
106th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
104th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 1,003 1000 ha against 873 1000 ha in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 130 1000 ha.

That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.1 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 106th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium-Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1960s 996.33 1000 ha 920.6 1000 ha 75.73 1000 ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 980.2 1000 ha 818.46 1000 ha 161.74 1000 ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1980s 763 1000 ha 866.23 1000 ha 103.23 1000 ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1990s 849.1 1000 ha 928.11 1000 ha 79.01 1000 ha Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Belgium-Luxembourg or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 1,003 1000 ha against 873 1000 ha in Belgium-Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Belgium-Luxembourg and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
130 1000 ha, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for arable land — area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 106th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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