Arable land in Netherlands
Netherlands: Arable land was 0.0564 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Netherlands, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Netherlands is 0.0564 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Netherlands peaked at 0.0852 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0564 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0752 hectares per person | 0.0662 hectares per person | 0.0852 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0603 hectares per person | 0.0591 hectares per person | 0.0638 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0598 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0612 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0603 hectares per person | 0.0587 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0653 hectares per person | 0.0629 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0606 hectares per person | 0.0583 hectares per person | 0.062 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 hectares per person | 0.0564 hectares per person | 0.0576 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 4.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth -6.6% (2025)
- Rural population 734,613 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 153,500 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,806 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.04 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Netherlands?
- Arable land in Netherlands was 0.0564 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0852 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0564 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for arable land?
- Netherlands ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.