Statizoid

Netherlands vs Portugal: Arable land

Netherlands
1.01 million hectares
in 2023
Portugal
927,263 hectares
in 2023
Netherlands rank
107th
Portugal rank
110th

Arable land over time

  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.01 million hectares against 927,263 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 81,737 hectares.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Globally, Netherlands ranks 107th and Portugal ranks 110th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.