Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 55.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
55.75 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 214 countries
All-time high
57.84 %
in 2004
All-time low
37.8 %
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 55.75 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 57.84 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.8 %, in 1970.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 67th of 214 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.

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 43.19 %
1962 42.23 % -2.2%
1963 41.68 % -1.3%
1964 41.5 % -0.4%
1965 41.29 % -0.5%
1966 40.34 % -2.3%
1967 39.33 % -2.5%
1968 39.02 % -0.8%
1969 38.45 % -1.5%
1970 37.8 % -1.7%
1971 38.19 % +1.0%
1972 38.18 % -0.0%
1973 38.11 % -0.2%
1974 38.42 % +0.8%
1975 38.79 % +1.0%
1976 39.13 % +0.9%
1977 40.39 % +3.2%
1978 40.37 % -0.0%
1979 40.8 % +1.1%
1980 41.5 % +1.7%
1981 41.65 % +0.4%
1982 42.04 % +0.9%
1983 41.51 % -1.3%
1984 41.78 % +0.7%
1985 42.64 % +2.1%
1986 43.51 % +2.0%
1987 44.36 % +2.0%
1988 44.84 % +1.1%
1989 45.19 % +0.8%
1990 45.81 % +1.4%
1991 45.31 % -1.1%
1992 45.84 % +1.2%
1993 45.87 % +0.1%
1994 46.31 % +1.0%
1995 46.78 % +1.0%
1996 47.53 % +1.6%
1997 49.47 % +4.1%
1998 48.54 % -1.9%
1999 51.27 % +5.6%
2000 52.19 % +1.8%
2001 52.47 % +0.5%
2002 52.33 % -0.3%
2003 57.02 % +9.0%
2004 57.84 % +1.4%
2005 57.34 % -0.9%
2006 55.73 % -2.8%
2007 55.36 % -0.7%
2008 55.28 % -0.1%
2009 55.01 % -0.5%
2010 54.62 % -0.7%
2011 54.13 % -0.9%
2012 54.89 % +1.4%
2013 56.2 % +2.4%
2014 56.82 % +1.1%
2015 56.45 % -0.7%
2016 56.64 % +0.3%
2017 57.01 % +0.7%
2018 56.01 % -1.8%
2019 55.65 % -0.6%
2020 55.38 % -0.5%
2021 55.35 % -0.1%
2022 55.65 % +0.5%
2023 55.96 % +0.6%
2024 55.75 % -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.78 % 38.45 % 43.19 % 9
1970s 39.02 % 37.8 % 40.8 % 10
1980s 42.9 % 41.5 % 45.19 % 10
1990s 47.27 % 45.31 % 51.27 % 10
2000s 55.06 % 52.19 % 57.84 % 10
2010s 55.84 % 54.13 % 57.01 % 10
2020s 55.62 % 55.35 % 55.96 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 55.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 57.84 % in 2004.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 37.8 % in 1970.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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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