Cropland — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cropland — Share in Land area was 30.83 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.83 %
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 217 countries
All-time high
34.32 %
in 2004
All-time low
24.92 %
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area 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 30.83 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 34.32 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 24.92 %, in 1973.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 46th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cropland — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 30.42 %
1962 29.68 % -2.4%
1963 29.27 % -1.4%
1964 28.94 % -1.1%
1965 28.67 % -0.9%
1966 28.31 % -1.3%
1967 27.57 % -2.6%
1968 27.28 % -1.1%
1969 26.63 % -2.4%
1970 25.92 % -2.7%
1971 25.35 % -2.2%
1972 25.15 % -0.8%
1973 24.92 % -0.9%
1974 25.01 % +0.4%
1975 25.07 % +0.2%
1976 25.17 % +0.4%
1977 25.75 % +2.3%
1978 25.52 % -0.9%
1979 25.63 % +0.4%
1980 25.99 % +1.4%
1981 26.03 % +0.2%
1982 26.19 % +0.6%
1983 25.65 % -2.1%
1984 25.88 % +0.9%
1985 26.46 % +2.2%
1986 26.95 % +1.9%
1987 27.38 % +1.6%
1988 27.69 % +1.1%
1989 27.8 % +0.4%
1990 28.33 % +1.9%
1991 27.41 % -3.2%
1992 27.67 % +0.9%
1993 27.76 % +0.3%
1994 27.79 % +0.1%
1995 28.26 % +1.7%
1996 28.47 % +0.7%
1997 29.77 % +4.6%
1998 28.55 % -4.1%
1999 31 % +8.6%
2000 31.33 % +1.1%
2001 30.86 % -1.5%
2002 31.05 % +0.6%
2003 33.27 % +7.1%
2004 34.32 % +3.2%
2005 33.85 % -1.4%
2006 32.66 % -3.5%
2007 32.4 % -0.8%
2008 32.63 % +0.7%
2009 32.32 % -1.0%
2010 31.4 % -2.8%
2011 30.91 % -1.6%
2012 31.04 % +0.4%
2013 31.89 % +2.7%
2014 32.1 % +0.7%
2015 32.08 % -0.1%
2016 31.66 % -1.3%
2017 31.93 % +0.9%
2018 31.45 % -1.5%
2019 31.15 % -1.0%
2020 30.95 % -0.6%
2021 30.89 % -0.2%
2022 30.95 % +0.2%
2023 31.04 % +0.3%
2024 30.83 % -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.53 % 26.63 % 30.42 % 9
1970s 25.35 % 24.92 % 25.92 % 10
1980s 26.6 % 25.65 % 27.8 % 10
1990s 28.5 % 27.41 % 31 % 10
2000s 32.47 % 30.86 % 34.32 % 10
2010s 31.56 % 30.91 % 32.1 % 10
2020s 30.93 % 30.83 % 31.04 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Cropland — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 30.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 34.32 % in 2004.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 24.92 % in 1973.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for cropland — share in land area?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
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.