What is the difference in arable land use per person between Netherlands and Philippines?

0.0077 hectares per person, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Philippines?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Philippines: Arable land use per person

Netherlands

0.0564 hectares per person

in 2023

Philippines

0.0487 hectares per person

in 2023

Netherlands rank

147th

Philippines rank

150th

Arable land use per person over time

Netherlands
Philippines

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0564 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0077 hectares per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Netherlands ranks 147th and Philippines ranks 150th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0752 hectares per person	0.1483 hectares per person	0.0731 hectares per person	Philippines
1970s	0.0603 hectares per person	0.1168 hectares per person	0.0565 hectares per person	Philippines
1980s	0.0598 hectares per person	0.0983 hectares per person	0.0385 hectares per person	Philippines
1990s	0.0603 hectares per person	0.0763 hectares per person	0.016 hectares per person	Philippines
2000s	0.0653 hectares per person	0.0591 hectares per person	0.0062 hectares per person	Netherlands
2010s	0.0606 hectares per person	0.0533 hectares per person	0.0072 hectares per person	Netherlands
2020s	0.057 hectares per person	0.0493 hectares per person	0.0077 hectares per person	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Netherlands or Philippines?: Netherlands, at 0.0564 hectares per person against 0.0487 hectares per person in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Netherlands and Philippines?: 0.0077 hectares per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Philippines?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Philippines rank globally for arable land use per person?: Netherlands ranks 147th and Philippines ranks 150th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.