Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 22.57 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.57 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 204 countries
All-time high
39.28 %
in 1970
All-time low
22.1 %
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) stood at 22.57 %.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 39.28 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 22.1 %, in 2017.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 70th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 37.62 %
1962 38.07 % +1.2%
1963 38.18 % +0.3%
1964 37.94 % -0.6%
1965 37.89 % -0.1%
1966 38.28 % +1.0%
1967 38.83 % +1.4%
1968 38.92 % +0.2%
1969 39.08 % +0.4%
1970 39.28 % +0.5%
1971 37.93 % -3.4%
1972 37.7 % -0.6%
1973 37.52 % -0.5%
1974 37.17 % -0.9%
1975 36.75 % -1.1%
1976 36.43 % -0.9%
1977 35.44 % -2.7%
1978 35.21 % -0.6%
1979 34.71 % -1.4%
1980 34.35 % -1.0%
1981 34.11 % -0.7%
1982 33.86 % -0.7%
1983 33.85 % -0.0%
1984 33.8 % -0.1%
1985 33.37 % -1.3%
1986 32.82 % -1.6%
1987 32.28 % -1.6%
1988 32.01 % -0.8%
1989 31.62 % -1.2%
1990 31.45 % -0.5%
1991 30.93 % -1.7%
1992 30.5 % -1.4%
1993 30.5 % +0.0%
1994 29.98 % -1.7%
1995 29.94 % -0.1%
1996 29.31 % -2.1%
1997 28.38 % -3.2%
1998 28.2 % -0.6%
1999 27.43 % -2.7%
2000 26.72 % -2.6%
2001 26.09 % -2.4%
2002 26.42 % +1.3%
2003 23.42 % -11.4%
2004 23.42 % +0.0%
2005 23.55 % +0.6%
2006 24.2 % +2.8%
2007 24.31 % +0.5%
2008 24.52 % +0.9%
2009 24.52 % +0.0%
2010 24.11 % -1.7%
2011 24.2 % +0.4%
2012 23.57 % -2.6%
2013 22.95 % -2.6%
2014 22.49 % -2.0%
2015 22.75 % +1.2%
2016 22.25 % -2.2%
2017 22.1 % -0.7%
2018 22.69 % +2.7%
2019 22.81 % +0.5%
2020 22.94 % +0.6%
2021 22.9 % -0.2%
2022 22.66 % -1.0%
2023 22.51 % -0.7%
2024 22.57 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 38.31 % 37.62 % 39.08 % 9
1970s 36.81 % 34.71 % 39.28 % 10
1980s 33.21 % 31.62 % 34.35 % 10
1990s 29.66 % 27.43 % 31.45 % 10
2000s 24.72 % 23.42 % 26.72 % 10
2010s 22.99 % 22.1 % 24.2 % 10
2020s 22.72 % 22.51 % 22.94 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 22.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 39.28 % in 1970.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.1 % in 2017.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.