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Agricultural land share — Netherlands

Agricultural land share in the Netherlands in 2023 — 53.55%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14.49 pp.

2023 53.55% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 54of 209
Period maximum 68.04%1961
Period minimum 53.55%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Netherlands, 1961–2023505560657019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 68.04%1963: 67.44%1965: 66.57%1967: 66.4%1969: 65.7%1971: 63.28%1973: 62.44%1975: 61.82%1977: 61.19%1979: 60.33%1981: 60.15%1983: 59.5%1985: 59.83%1987: 59.67%1989: 59.42%1991: 58.34%1993: 58.26%1995: 58.2%1997: 58.15%1999: 58.43%2001: 56.95%2003: 56.69%2005: 57.4%2007: 56.71%2009: 56.85%2011: 55.11%2013: 54.84%2015: 54.83%2017: 54.02%2019: 53.96%2021: 53.82%2023: 53.55%
Change over the period: −14.49 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 53.55%
World 36.93%
Europe & Central Asia 29.09%
Western Europe computed 48.52%
High-income countries computed 28.2%
Agricultural land share — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 53.55 −0.03 pp
2022 53.58 −0.24 pp
2021 53.82 −0.07 pp
2020 53.89 −0.07 pp
2019 53.96 −0.18 pp
2018 54.14 +0.12 pp
2017 54.02 +0.12 pp
2016 53.91 −0.92 pp
2015 54.83 +0.24 pp
2014 54.59 −0.25 pp
2013 54.84 +0.22 pp
2012 54.62 −0.5 pp
2011 55.11 −0.4 pp
2010 55.51 −1.34 pp
2009 56.85 −0.3 pp
2008 57.15 +0.44 pp
2007 56.71 −0.15 pp
2006 56.86 −0.54 pp
2005 57.4 −0.35 pp
2004 57.74 +1.06 pp
2003 56.69 −0.78 pp
2002 57.47 +0.52 pp
2001 56.95 −1.09 pp
2000 58.05 −0.39 pp
1999 58.43 +1.68 pp
1998 56.75 −1.41 pp
1997 58.15 +0.38 pp
1996 57.78 −0.42 pp
1995 58.2 +0.42 pp
1994 57.77 −0.49 pp
1993 58.26 +0.09 pp
1992 58.17 −0.17 pp
1991 58.34 −1.44 pp
1990 59.77 +0.36 pp
1989 59.42 −0.28 pp
1988 59.7 +0.03 pp
1987 59.67 −0.11 pp
1986 59.77 −0.05 pp
1985 59.83 +0.15 pp
1984 59.68 +0.18 pp
1983 59.5 −0.55 pp
1982 60.05 −0.09 pp
1981 60.15 −0.2 pp
1980 60.34 +0.01 pp
1979 60.33 −0.4 pp
1978 60.73 −0.46 pp
1977 61.19 −0.42 pp
1976 61.61 −0.21 pp
1975 61.82 −0.36 pp
1974 62.18 −0.26 pp
1973 62.44 −0.41 pp
1972 62.85 −0.44 pp
1971 63.28 −1.92 pp
1970 65.2 −0.5 pp
1969 65.7 −0.49 pp
1968 66.19 −0.21 pp
1967 66.4 −0.19 pp
1966 66.59 +0.02 pp
1965 66.57 −0.31 pp
1964 66.88 −0.57 pp
1963 67.44 −0.31 pp
1962 67.75 −0.28 pp
1961 68.04 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 53.55 FR France 52.5 LU Luxembourg 51.66 DE Germany 47.47 BE Belgium 44.38 CH Switzerland 37.79 LI Liechtenstein 32.31 AT Austria 31.47
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for the Netherlands

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How much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

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Netherlands by year Environment Land area

The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.

Netherlands by year Agriculture Irrigated land

The share of agricultural land equipped for irrigation.

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