Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 760 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 760 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 1,326 1000 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 744 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 111th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,270 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,285 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1,289 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,281 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,279 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1,292 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1,311 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1,314 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,319 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,326 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1,280 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,273 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,267 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1,255 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,241 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1,230 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1,196 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1,189 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1,172 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,160 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,152 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,143 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,143 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,141 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,126 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1,108 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1,090 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,081 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1,067 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,062 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,044 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,030 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,030 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,012 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,011 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 989.5 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 958.1 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 951.9 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 926.2 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 901.9 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 880.9 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 891.9 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 790.6 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 790.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 794.9 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 817.1 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 820.7 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 827.8 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 827.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 813.3 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 816 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 794.9 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 773.1 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 757.8 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 766 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 749 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 744 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 764 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 768 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 772.41 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 771 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 763 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 758 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 760 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,293 1000 ha | 1,270 1000 ha | 1,319 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,243 1000 ha | 1,172 1000 ha | 1,326 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,121 1000 ha | 1,067 1000 ha | 1,160 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,001 1000 ha | 926.2 1000 ha | 1,062 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 834.38 1000 ha | 790.6 1000 ha | 901.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 774.61 1000 ha | 744 1000 ha | 816 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 764.88 1000 ha | 758 1000 ha | 772.41 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- 108 Czechia 968.78 1000 ha compare
- 109 Hungary 794.01 1000 ha compare
- 110 North Macedonia 794 1000 ha compare
- 112 Jordan 742 1000 ha compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 649.76 1000 ha compare
- 114 Belgium-Luxembourg 628 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.617 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 72.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 7.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -18.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.73 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.77 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 760 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,326 1000 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 744 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 111th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.