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Agricultural land — Netherlands

Agricultural land in the Netherlands in 2023 — 18,030 km². Ranked 122 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 21.5%.

2023 18,030 km² −0.06% vs 2022
World rank 122of 209
Period maximum 22,969 km²1961
Period minimum 18,030 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Netherlands, 1961–202318,00020,00022,00024,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 22,969 km²1963: 22,769 km²1965: 22,473 km²1967: 22,417 km²1969: 22,182 km²1971: 21,364 km²1973: 21,080 km²1975: 20,871 km²1977: 20,658 km²1979: 20,368 km²1981: 20,305 km²1983: 20,088 km²1985: 20,198 km²1987: 20,143 km²1989: 20,059 km²1991: 19,695 km²1993: 19,669 km²1995: 19,647 km²1997: 19,633 km²1999: 19,726 km²2001: 19,227 km²2003: 19,137 km²2005: 19,377 km²2007: 19,144 km²2009: 19,174 km²2011: 18,584 km²2013: 18,476 km²2015: 18,460 km²2017: 18,190 km²2019: 18,168 km²2021: 18,120 km²2023: 18,030 km²
Change over the period: −4,939 (−21.5%) Average annual rate: -0.39 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Netherlands 18,030 km²
World 47.92M km²
Western Europe computed 522,682 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 18,030 −10 −0.06%
2022 18,040 −80 −0.44%
2021 18,120 −25 −0.14%
2020 18,145 −24 −0.13%
2019 18,168 −62 −0.34%
2018 18,230 +40 +0.22%
2017 18,190 +40 +0.22%
2016 18,150 −310 −1.68%
2015 18,460 +69 +0.38%
2014 18,391 −85 −0.46%
2013 18,476 +59 +0.32%
2012 18,417 −167 −0.9%
2011 18,584 −139 −0.74%
2010 18,723 −451 −2.35%
2009 19,174 −119 −0.62%
2008 19,293 +149 +0.78%
2007 19,144 −52 −0.27%
2006 19,196 −181 −0.93%
2005 19,377 −117 −0.6%
2004 19,494 +357 +1.87%
2003 19,137 −264 −1.36%
2002 19,401 +174 +0.9%
2001 19,227 −369 −1.88%
2000 19,596 −130 −0.66%
1999 19,726 +568 +2.96%
1998 19,158 −475 −2.42%
1997 19,633 +127 +0.65%
1996 19,506 −141 −0.72%
1995 19,647 +143 +0.73%
1994 19,504 −165 −0.84%
1993 19,669 +31 +0.16%
1992 19,638 −57 −0.29%
1991 19,695 −485 −2.4%
1990 20,180 +121 +0.6%
1989 20,059 −95 −0.47%
1988 20,154 +11 +0.05%
1987 20,143 −37 −0.18%
1986 20,180 −18 −0.09%
1985 20,198 +49 +0.24%
1984 20,149 +61 +0.3%
1983 20,088 −186 −0.92%
1982 20,274 −31 −0.15%
1981 20,305 −67 −0.33%
1980 20,372 +4 +0.02%
1979 20,368 −135 −0.66%
1978 20,503 −155 −0.75%
1977 20,658 −141 −0.68%
1976 20,799 −72 −0.34%
1975 20,871 −120 −0.57%
1974 20,991 −89 −0.42%
1973 21,080 −137 −0.65%
1972 21,217 −147 −0.69%
1971 21,364 −649 −2.95%
1970 22,013 −169 −0.76%
1969 22,182 −165 −0.74%
1968 22,347 −70 −0.31%
1967 22,417 −64 −0.28%
1966 22,481 +8 +0.04%
1965 22,473 −105 −0.47%
1964 22,578 −191 −0.84%
1963 22,769 −104 −0.45%
1962 22,873 −96 −0.42%
1961 22,969

Western Europe, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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