Arable land use per person in Netherlands
Netherlands: Arable land use per person was 0.0564 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Netherlands, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0564 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Netherlands peaked at 0.0852 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0752 hectares per person | 0.0662 hectares per person | 0.0852 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0603 hectares per person | 0.0591 hectares per person | 0.0638 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0598 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0612 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0603 hectares per person | 0.0587 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.0629 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0606 hectares per person | 0.0583 hectares per person | 0.062 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 hectares per person | 0.0564 hectares per person | 0.0576 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Netherlands?
- Arable land use per person in Netherlands was 0.0564 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0852 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for arable land use per person?
- Netherlands ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.