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

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 57.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.7 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 217 countries
All-time high
59.43 %
in 2004
All-time low
39.76 %
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — 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

The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 57.7 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 59.43 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39.76 %, in 1970.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th of 217 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.

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

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 44.71 %
1962 43.81 % -2.0%
1963 43.39 % -1.0%
1964 43.27 % -0.3%
1965 43.07 % -0.5%
1966 42.52 % -1.3%
1967 41.52 % -2.4%
1968 41.21 % -0.7%
1969 40.53 % -1.7%
1970 39.76 % -1.9%
1971 40.06 % +0.8%
1972 40.02 % -0.1%
1973 39.91 % -0.3%
1974 40.23 % +0.8%
1975 40.56 % +0.8%
1976 40.86 % +0.7%
1977 42.09 % +3.0%
1978 42.03 % -0.1%
1979 42.47 % +1.0%
1980 43.07 % +1.4%
1981 43.28 % +0.5%
1982 43.62 % +0.8%
1983 43.11 % -1.2%
1984 43.37 % +0.6%
1985 44.23 % +2.0%
1986 45.09 % +1.9%
1987 45.9 % +1.8%
1988 46.38 % +1.0%
1989 46.79 % +0.9%
1990 47.39 % +1.3%
1991 46.98 % -0.9%
1992 47.57 % +1.3%
1993 47.65 % +0.2%
1994 48.11 % +1.0%
1995 48.56 % +0.9%
1996 49.27 % +1.5%
1997 51.2 % +3.9%
1998 50.31 % -1.7%
1999 53.05 % +5.4%
2000 53.98 % +1.8%
2001 54.18 % +0.4%
2002 54.03 % -0.3%
2003 58.69 % +8.6%
2004 59.43 % +1.3%
2005 58.98 % -0.8%
2006 57.43 % -2.6%
2007 57.13 % -0.5%
2008 57.09 % -0.1%
2009 56.86 % -0.4%
2010 56.56 % -0.5%
2011 56.09 % -0.8%
2012 56.84 % +1.3%
2013 58.16 % +2.3%
2014 58.8 % +1.1%
2015 58.5 % -0.5%
2016 58.73 % +0.4%
2017 59.1 % +0.6%
2018 58.09 % -1.7%
2019 57.73 % -0.6%
2020 57.43 % -0.5%
2021 57.4 % -0.1%
2022 57.76 % +0.6%
2023 57.96 % +0.3%
2024 57.7 % -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.67 % 40.53 % 44.71 % 9
1970s 40.8 % 39.76 % 42.47 % 10
1980s 44.48 % 43.07 % 46.79 % 10
1990s 49.01 % 46.98 % 53.05 % 10
2000s 56.78 % 53.98 % 59.43 % 10
2010s 57.86 % 56.09 % 59.1 % 10
2020s 57.65 % 57.4 % 57.96 % 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 101 Isle of Man 59.3 % compare
  2. 102 Ghana 58.86 % compare
  3. 103 Belgium-Luxembourg 58.71 % compare
  4. 105 Iraq 57.6 % compare
  5. 106 Greece 57.59 % compare
  6. 107 Russian Federation 57.33 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Cropland — share in agricultural land in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 57.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 59.43 % in 2004.
What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 39.76 % in 1970.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 104th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.