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
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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.