Cropland — Area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.06 ha/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.09 ha/cap
in 1961
All-time low
0.06 ha/cap
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024

00.020.040.060.08196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 0.06 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 0.09 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.06 ha/cap, in 1971.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 160th out of 216 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.

Cropland — Area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha/cap Change
1961 0.09 ha/cap
1962 0.08 ha/cap -11.1%
1963 0.08 ha/cap +0.0%
1964 0.08 ha/cap +0.0%
1965 0.08 ha/cap +0.0%
1966 0.08 ha/cap +0.0%
1967 0.07 ha/cap -12.5%
1968 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
1969 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
1970 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
1971 0.06 ha/cap -14.3%
1972 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1973 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1974 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1975 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1976 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1977 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1978 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1979 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1980 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1981 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1982 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1983 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1984 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1985 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1986 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1987 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1988 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1989 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1990 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1991 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1992 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1993 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1994 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1995 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1996 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1997 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1998 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
1999 0.07 ha/cap +16.7%
2000 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2001 0.06 ha/cap -14.3%
2002 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2003 0.07 ha/cap +16.7%
2004 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2005 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2006 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2007 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2008 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2009 0.07 ha/cap +0.0%
2010 0.06 ha/cap -14.3%
2011 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2012 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2013 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2014 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2015 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2016 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2017 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2018 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2019 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2020 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2021 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2022 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2023 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%
2024 0.06 ha/cap +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0778 ha/cap 0.07 ha/cap 0.09 ha/cap 9
1970s 0.061 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 0.07 ha/cap 10
1980s 0.06 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 10
1990s 0.061 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 0.07 ha/cap 10
2000s 0.068 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 0.07 ha/cap 10
2010s 0.06 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 10
2020s 0.06 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 0.06 ha/cap 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 158 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
  2. 158 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
  3. 160 American Samoa 0.06 ha/cap compare
  4. 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
  5. 160 French Guiana 0.06 ha/cap compare
  6. 160 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
  7. 160 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
  8. 160 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
  9. 160 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
  10. 160 Somalia 0.06 ha/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Cropland — area per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 1971.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for cropland — area per capita?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 160th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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