Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Netherlands

Arable land share in the Netherlands in 2023 — 29.97%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.58 pp.

2023 29.97% +0.15 pp vs 2022
World rank 31of 206
Period maximum 33.4%2004
Period minimum 23.8%1973

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Netherlands, 1961–202322.52527.53032.53519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 29.38%1963: 28.11%1965: 27.49%1967: 26.12%1969: 25.27%1971: 24.17%1973: 23.8%1975: 23.98%1977: 24.72%1979: 24.62%1981: 25.05%1983: 24.7%1985: 25.51%1987: 26.47%1989: 26.85%1991: 26.43%1993: 26.73%1995: 27.22%1997: 28.77%1999: 29.96%2001: 29.88%2003: 32.32%2005: 32.91%2007: 31.39%2009: 31.27%2011: 29.83%2013: 30.82%2015: 30.95%2017: 30.8%2019: 30.03%2021: 29.79%2023: 29.97%
Change over the period: +0.58 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Netherlands 29.97%
World 10.67%
Western Europe computed 29.92%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.97 +0.15 pp
2022 29.82 +0.03 pp
2021 29.79 −0.05 pp
2020 29.84 −0.19 pp
2019 30.03 −0.29 pp
2018 30.32 −0.48 pp
2017 30.8 +0.27 pp
2016 30.53 −0.42 pp
2015 30.95 −0.07 pp
2014 31.02 +0.2 pp
2013 30.82 +0.84 pp
2012 29.98 +0.15 pp
2011 29.83 −0.48 pp
2010 30.32 −0.95 pp
2009 31.27 −0.32 pp
2008 31.59 +0.2 pp
2007 31.39 −0.3 pp
2006 31.69 −1.22 pp
2005 32.91 −0.49 pp
2004 33.4 +1.08 pp
2003 32.32 +2.25 pp
2002 30.07 +0.19 pp
2001 29.88 −0.41 pp
2000 30.29 +0.33 pp
1999 29.96 +2.41 pp
1998 27.54 −1.22 pp
1997 28.77 +1.31 pp
1996 27.46 +0.24 pp
1995 27.22 +0.47 pp
1994 26.76 +0.03 pp
1993 26.73 +0.06 pp
1992 26.66 +0.23 pp
1991 26.43 −0.95 pp
1990 27.38 +0.53 pp
1989 26.85 +0.08 pp
1988 26.77 +0.31 pp
1987 26.47 +0.46 pp
1986 26.01 +0.49 pp
1985 25.51 +0.58 pp
1984 24.93 +0.23 pp
1983 24.7 −0.55 pp
1982 25.25 +0.19 pp
1981 25.05 +0.01 pp
1980 25.04 +0.42 pp
1979 24.62 +0.1 pp
1978 24.52 −0.2 pp
1977 24.72 +0.61 pp
1976 24.11 +0.13 pp
1975 23.98 +0.09 pp
1974 23.89 +0.09 pp
1973 23.8 −0.2 pp
1972 24 −0.17 pp
1971 24.17 −0.48 pp
1970 24.65 −0.62 pp
1969 25.27 −0.56 pp
1968 25.83 −0.29 pp
1967 26.12 −0.74 pp
1966 26.86 −0.63 pp
1965 27.49 −0.27 pp
1964 27.75 −0.36 pp
1963 28.11 −0.5 pp
1962 28.61 −0.77 pp
1961 29.38

Western Europe, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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