Arable land — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Arable land — Area was 1,003 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 1,003 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 1,128 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 803.4 1000 ha, in 1973.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 920.6 1000 ha | 853 1000 ha | 992 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 818.46 1000 ha | 803.4 1000 ha | 834.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 866.23 1000 ha | 833.9 1000 ha | 906.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 928.11 1000 ha | 892.3 1000 ha | 1,011 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,063 1000 ha | 1,009 1000 ha | 1,128 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,026 1000 ha | 1,006 1000 ha | 1,045 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,005 1000 ha | 1,003 1000 ha | 1,009 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Standard Deviation 0.617 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.73 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.77 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 141,521 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 29,857 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.65 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.59 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.67 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Arable land — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 1,003 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,128 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 803.4 1000 ha in 1973.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for arable land — area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Arable 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.