Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 53.43 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 53.43 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 68.04 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53.43 %, in 2024.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 56th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.04 % | — |
| 1962 | 67.75 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 67.44 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 66.88 % | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 66.57 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 66.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 66.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 66.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 65.7 % | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 65.2 % | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 63.28 % | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 62.85 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 62.44 % | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 62.18 % | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 61.82 % | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 61.61 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 61.19 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 60.73 % | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 60.33 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 60.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60.15 % | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 60.05 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 59.5 % | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 59.68 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 59.83 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 59.67 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 59.7 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 59.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.77 % | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 58.34 % | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 58.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.26 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 57.77 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 58.2 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.78 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 58.15 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 56.75 % | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 58.43 % | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 58.05 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 56.95 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 57.47 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.69 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.74 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 57.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 56.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.15 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.51 % | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.11 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.62 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.59 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.91 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 54.02 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 53.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.43 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.84 % | 65.7 % | 68.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.16 % | 60.33 % | 65.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.81 % | 59.42 % | 60.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.16 % | 56.75 % | 59.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.19 % | 56.69 % | 58.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.55 % | 53.91 % | 55.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.65 % | 53.43 % | 53.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 53 Paraguay 54.11 % compare
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 53.96 % compare
- 55 Czechoslovakia 53.69 % compare
- 57 Mayotte 52.97 % compare
- 58 France 52.77 % compare
- 59 Luxembourg 51.67 % compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.617 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 35.9 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 53.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.04 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.43 % in 2024.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.