Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands
Netherlands: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 909.4 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands is 909.4 Square kilometres, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands peaked at 909.4 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 453 Square kilometres, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 482 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 488 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 484 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 470 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 504 Square kilometres | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 493 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 458 Square kilometres | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 475 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 485 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 455 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 453 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 504 Square kilometres | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 546 Square kilometres | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 594 Square kilometres | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 640 Square kilometres | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 680.68 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 716.07 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 763.75 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 800.86 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 879.24 Square kilometres | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 909.4 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 486.83 Square kilometres | 470 Square kilometres | 504 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 529.07 Square kilometres | 453 Square kilometres | 680.68 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 813.86 Square kilometres | 716.07 Square kilometres | 909.4 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- 5 China 36,101 Square kilometres compare
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- 9 France 27,116 Square kilometres compare
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- 11 Germany 18,405 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Netherlands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8288 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 41,540 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 10,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,917 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 33,670 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 367.2 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Netherlands was 909.4 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 909.4 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 453 Square kilometres in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata