Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 522 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 522 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 522 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 290 1000 ha, in 1961.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th of 184 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 290 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 310 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 320 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 330 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 340 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 350 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 360 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 370 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 380 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 390 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 400 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 410 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 420 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 430 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 440 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 450 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 460 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 470 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 480 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 490 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 500 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 509 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 498 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 488 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 477 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 466 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 455 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 445 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 434 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 423 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 413 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 402 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 365 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 329 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 340 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 352 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 400 1000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 450 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 498 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 440 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 390 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 351 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 380 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 408 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 432 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 457 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 467 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 476 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 486 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 490 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 495 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 499 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 505 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 515 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 522 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330 1000 ha | 290 1000 ha | 370 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 425 1000 ha | 380 1000 ha | 470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 480.8 1000 ha | 445 1000 ha | 509 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 390.8 1000 ha | 329 1000 ha | 450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 429.9 1000 ha | 351 1000 ha | 498 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 507.8 1000 ha | 486 1000 ha | 522 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 522 1000 ha | 522 1000 ha | 522 1000 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 522 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 522 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 290 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.