Arable land in Netherlands
Netherlands: Arable land was 1.01 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.01 million hectares for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Netherlands peaked at 1.13 million hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 803,400 hectares, in 1973.
Netherlands ranks 107th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 920,600 hectares | 853,000 hectares | 992,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 818,460 hectares | 803,400 hectares | 834,400 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 866,230 hectares | 833,900 hectares | 906,500 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 928,110 hectares | 892,300 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 1.01 million hectares 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 1.13 million hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 803,400 hectares in 1973.
- How does Netherlands rank for arable land?
- Netherlands ranks 107th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.