Grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands
Netherlands: Grazing land use over the long term was 768,182 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
768,182
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
112th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.48 million
in 1700
All-time low
744,000
in 2017
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands stood at 768,182.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands peaked at 2.48 million in 1700 and was at its lowest, 744,000, in 2017.
That places Netherlands 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 935,453 | — |
| 1100 | 1.43 million | +52.7% |
| 1200 | 1.27 million | -10.9% |
| 1300 | 1.66 million | +30.4% |
| 1400 | 1.37 million | -17.6% |
| 1500 | 1.70 million | +24.6% |
| 1600 | 1.97 million | +15.7% |
| 1700 | 2.48 million | +25.9% |
| 1710 | 2.33 million | -6.1% |
| 1720 | 2.17 million | -6.8% |
| 1730 | 2.01 million | -7.6% |
| 1740 | 1.83 million | -8.5% |
| 1750 | 1.66 million | -9.7% |
| 1760 | 1.61 million | -2.9% |
| 1770 | 1.56 million | -3.1% |
| 1780 | 1.51 million | -3.4% |
| 1790 | 1.45 million | -3.6% |
| 1800 | 1.39 million | -3.9% |
| 1810 | 1.34 million | -3.8% |
| 1820 | 1.29 million | -4.1% |
| 1830 | 1.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1840 | 1.36 million | +2.8% |
| 1850 | 1.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 1.39 million | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 1.40 million | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.44 million | +3.2% |
| 1890 | 1.48 million | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 1.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 1.56 million | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 1.59 million | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 1.60 million | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 1.52 million | -4.7% |
| 1950 | 1.41 million | -7.6% |
| 1951 | 1.39 million | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 1.38 million | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.37 million | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 1.35 million | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 1.34 million | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.32 million | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 1.30 million | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.29 million | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 1.27 million | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 1.27 million | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.29 million | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.29 million | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.28 million | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.29 million | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.31 million | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.31 million | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.32 million | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.33 million | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.28 million | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.27 million | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.27 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.25 million | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.23 million | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.20 million | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.16 million | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.15 million | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.14 million | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.14 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.13 million | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.04 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.03 million | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 989,500 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 958,100 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 951,900 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 926,200 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 901,900 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 880,900 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 891,900 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 790,600 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 790,800 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 794,900 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 817,100 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 820,700 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 827,800 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 827,200 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 813,300 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 816,000 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 794,900 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 773,100 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 757,800 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 766,000 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 749,000 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 744,000 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 764,000 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 768,000 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 772,410 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 771,000 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 763,000 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 767,982 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 768,082 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 768,182 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 768,182 is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224, 1.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 768,182 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million, 66% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +52.7% | 935,453 | 1.43 million |
| 1300 | +30.4% | 1.27 million | 1.66 million |
| 1700 | +25.9% | 1.97 million | 2.48 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 935,453 | 935,453 | 935,453 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.43 million | 1.43 million | 1.43 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.27 million | 1.27 million | 1.27 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.37 million | 1.37 million | 1.37 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.70 million | 1.70 million | 1.70 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.97 million | 1.97 million | 1.97 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.48 million | 2.48 million | 2.48 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.33 million | 2.33 million | 2.33 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.17 million | 2.17 million | 2.17 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.01 million | 2.01 million | 2.01 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.83 million | 1.83 million | 1.83 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.61 million | 1.61 million | 1.61 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.51 million | 1.51 million | 1.51 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.45 million | 1.45 million | 1.45 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.34 million | 1.34 million | 1.34 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.29 million | 1.29 million | 1.29 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.33 million | 1.33 million | 1.33 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.36 million | 1.36 million | 1.36 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1.39 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.40 million | 1.40 million | 1.40 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.44 million | 1.44 million | 1.44 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.48 million | 1.48 million | 1.48 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1.56 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.59 million | 1.59 million | 1.59 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.60 million | 1.60 million | 1.60 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.34 million | 1.27 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.29 million | 1.27 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.24 million | 1.17 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million | 1.07 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million | 926,200 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 834,380 | 790,600 | 901,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 774,610 | 744,000 | 816,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 768,443 | 763,000 | 772,410 | 6 |
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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 capita 0.0425 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Netherlands was 768,182 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million in 1700.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,000 in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Netherlands ranks 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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