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
Cropland — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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.