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Land area — Netherlands

Land area in the Netherlands in 2023 — 33,670 km². Ranked 134 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.3%.

2023 33,670 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 134of 215
Period maximum 33,760 km²1961
Period minimum 33,670 km²2015

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Netherlands, 1961–202333,65033,67533,70033,72533,75033,77519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 33,760 km²1963: 33,760 km²1965: 33,760 km²1967: 33,760 km²1969: 33,760 km²1971: 33,760 km²1973: 33,760 km²1975: 33,760 km²1977: 33,760 km²1979: 33,760 km²1981: 33,760 km²1983: 33,760 km²1985: 33,760 km²1987: 33,760 km²1989: 33,760 km²1991: 33,760 km²1993: 33,760 km²1995: 33,760 km²1997: 33,760 km²1999: 33,760 km²2001: 33,760 km²2003: 33,760 km²2005: 33,760 km²2007: 33,760 km²2009: 33,730 km²2011: 33,720 km²2013: 33,690 km²2015: 33,670 km²2017: 33,670 km²2019: 33,670 km²2021: 33,670 km²2023: 33,670 km²
Change over the period: −90 (−0.27%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Netherlands 33,670 km²
World 130M km²
Europe & Central Asia 27.43M km²
Western Europe computed 1.08M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 33,670 +0 +0%
2022 33,670 +0 +0%
2021 33,670 +0 +0%
2020 33,670 +0 +0%
2019 33,670 +0 +0%
2018 33,670 +0 +0%
2017 33,670 +0 +0%
2016 33,670 +0 +0%
2015 33,670 −20 −0.06%
2014 33,690 +0 +0%
2013 33,690 −30 −0.09%
2012 33,720 +0 +0%
2011 33,720 −10 −0.03%
2010 33,730 +0 +0%
2009 33,730 −30 −0.09%
2008 33,760 +0 +0%
2007 33,760 +0 +0%
2006 33,760 +0 +0%
2005 33,760 +0 +0%
2004 33,760 +0 +0%
2003 33,760 +0 +0%
2002 33,760 +0 +0%
2001 33,760 +0 +0%
2000 33,760 +0 +0%
1999 33,760 +0 +0%
1998 33,760 +0 +0%
1997 33,760 +0 +0%
1996 33,760 +0 +0%
1995 33,760 +0 +0%
1994 33,760 +0 +0%
1993 33,760 +0 +0%
1992 33,760 +0 +0%
1991 33,760 +0 +0%
1990 33,760 +0 +0%
1989 33,760 +0 +0%
1988 33,760 +0 +0%
1987 33,760 +0 +0%
1986 33,760 +0 +0%
1985 33,760 +0 +0%
1984 33,760 +0 +0%
1983 33,760 +0 +0%
1982 33,760 +0 +0%
1981 33,760 +0 +0%
1980 33,760 +0 +0%
1979 33,760 +0 +0%
1978 33,760 +0 +0%
1977 33,760 +0 +0%
1976 33,760 +0 +0%
1975 33,760 +0 +0%
1974 33,760 +0 +0%
1973 33,760 +0 +0%
1972 33,760 +0 +0%
1971 33,760 +0 +0%
1970 33,760 +0 +0%
1969 33,760 +0 +0%
1968 33,760 +0 +0%
1967 33,760 +0 +0%
1966 33,760 +0 +0%
1965 33,760 +0 +0%
1964 33,760 +0 +0%
1963 33,760 +0 +0%
1962 33,760 +0 +0%
1961 33,760 — —

Western Europe, 2023

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

FR France 538,950 DE Germany 349,430 AT Austria 82,520 CH Switzerland 39,510 NL Netherlands 33,670 BE Belgium 30,494 LU Luxembourg 2,574 LI Liechtenstein 160
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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