Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.0425 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands is 0.0425 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.1106 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0425 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Netherlands 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1106 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1091 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1089 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1077 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1056 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1041 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1037 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1041 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1032 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1024 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.097 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0955 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0942 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0926 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0908 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0863 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0853 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0835 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.082 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0808 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0799 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0777 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.076 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0743 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0732 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0719 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.071 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0693 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0678 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0673 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0658 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0654 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0637 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0614 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0606 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0586 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0566 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0549 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0552 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0487 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0486 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0487 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.05 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0501 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0503 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.05 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0489 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0489 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0474 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.046 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0449 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0452 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.044 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0434 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0443 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0443 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0443 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.044 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0431 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.043 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0427 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0425 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0425 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 53% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0425 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1739 hectares per person, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1059 hectares per person | 0.1024 hectares per person | 0.1106 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0916 hectares per person | 0.0835 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0775 hectares per person | 0.0719 hectares per person | 0.082 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0651 hectares per person | 0.0586 hectares per person | 0.071 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0513 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person | 0.0566 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0457 hectares per person | 0.0434 hectares per person | 0.0489 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0432 hectares per person | 0.0425 hectares per person | 0.0443 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.013 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 22.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2541 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands was 0.0425 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1106 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.