Land use in Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles: Land use was 8,000 hectares in 2010. ▲ Rising
Land use in Netherlands Antilles, 1961–2010
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Netherlands Antilles is 8,000 hectares, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Netherlands Antilles peaked at 8,000 hectares in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Netherlands Antilles 187th out of 224 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Land use in Netherlands Antilles, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8,000 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,556 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands Antilles
- 184 New Caledonia 9,700 hectares compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 9,570 hectares compare
- 186 Malta 8,291 hectares compare
- 187 Barbados 8,000 hectares compare
- 187 Guam 8,000 hectares compare
- 190 Grenada 7,000 hectares compare
- 190 Marshall Islands 7,000 hectares compare
More environment data for Netherlands Antilles
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Netherlands Antilles?
- Land use in Netherlands Antilles was 8,000 hectares in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Netherlands Antilles?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 hectares in 1970.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Netherlands Antilles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Netherlands Antilles rank for land use?
- Netherlands Antilles ranks 187th out of 224 countries with data for 2010.
- Is land use rising or falling in Netherlands Antilles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands Antilles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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