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Agricultural land in Netherlands

Agricultural land in the Netherlands was 53.4% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202453.4% Estimated
Change on 2023-0.1 pts
Rank5th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high681961
Series low53.42024

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Agricultural land in Netherlands, 1961 to 2024

505560657019611971198119912001201120241961: 68 %1962: 67.8 %1963: 67.4 %1964: 66.9 %1965: 66.6 %1966: 66.6 %1967: 66.4 %1968: 66.2 %1969: 65.7 %1970: 65.2 %1971: 63.3 %1972: 62.9 %1973: 62.4 %1974: 62.2 %1975: 61.8 %1976: 61.6 %1977: 61.2 %1978: 60.7 %1979: 60.3 %1980: 60.3 %1981: 60.2 %1982: 60.1 %1983: 59.5 %1984: 59.7 %1985: 59.8 %1986: 59.8 %1987: 59.7 %1988: 59.7 %1989: 59.4 %1990: 59.8 %1991: 58.3 %1992: 58.2 %1993: 58.3 %1994: 57.8 %1995: 58.2 %1996: 57.8 %1997: 58.2 %1998: 56.8 %1999: 58.4 %2000: 58.1 %2001: 57 %2002: 57.5 %2003: 56.7 %2004: 57.7 %2005: 57.4 %2006: 56.9 %2007: 56.7 %2008: 57.2 %2009: 56.9 %2010: 55.5 %2011: 55.1 %2012: 54.6 %2013: 54.8 %2014: 54.6 %2015: 54.8 %2016: 53.9 %2017: 54 %2018: 54.1 %2019: 54 %2020: 53.9 %2021: 53.8 %2022: 53.6 %2023: 53.6 %2024: 53.4 %505560657019611983200520241961: 68 %1962: 67.8 %1963: 67.4 %1964: 66.9 %1965: 66.6 %1966: 66.6 %1967: 66.4 %1968: 66.2 %1969: 65.7 %1970: 65.2 %1971: 63.3 %1972: 62.9 %1973: 62.4 %1974: 62.2 %1975: 61.8 %1976: 61.6 %1977: 61.2 %1978: 60.7 %1979: 60.3 %1980: 60.3 %1981: 60.2 %1982: 60.1 %1983: 59.5 %1984: 59.7 %1985: 59.8 %1986: 59.8 %1987: 59.7 %1988: 59.7 %1989: 59.4 %1990: 59.8 %1991: 58.3 %1992: 58.2 %1993: 58.3 %1994: 57.8 %1995: 58.2 %1996: 57.8 %1997: 58.2 %1998: 56.8 %1999: 58.4 %2000: 58.1 %2001: 57 %2002: 57.5 %2003: 56.7 %2004: 57.7 %2005: 57.4 %2006: 56.9 %2007: 56.7 %2008: 57.2 %2009: 56.9 %2010: 55.5 %2011: 55.1 %2012: 54.6 %2013: 54.8 %2014: 54.6 %2015: 54.8 %2016: 53.9 %2017: 54 %2018: 54.1 %2019: 54 %2020: 53.9 %2021: 53.8 %2022: 53.6 %2023: 53.6 %2024: 53.4 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202453.4 Estimated
202353.6 Estimated
202253.6 Estimated
202153.8 Estimated
202053.9 Estimated
201954 Estimated
201854.1 Estimated
201754 Estimated
201653.9 Estimated
201554.8 Estimated
201454.6 Estimated
201354.8 Estimated
201254.6 Estimated
201155.1 Estimated
201055.5 Estimated
200956.9 Estimated
200857.2 Estimated
200756.7 Estimated
200656.9 Estimated
200557.4 Estimated
200457.7 Estimated
200356.7 Estimated
200257.5 Estimated
200157 Estimated
200058.1 Estimated
199958.4 Estimated
199856.8 Estimated
199758.2 Estimated
199657.8 Estimated
199558.2 Estimated
199457.8 Estimated
199358.3 Estimated
199258.2 Estimated
199158.3 Estimated
199059.8 Estimated
198959.4 Estimated
198859.7 Estimated
198759.7 Estimated
198659.8 Estimated
198559.8 Estimated
198459.7 Estimated
198359.5 Estimated
198260.1 Estimated
198160.2 Estimated
198060.3 Estimated
197960.3 Estimated
197860.7 Estimated
197761.2 Estimated
197661.6 Estimated
197561.8 Estimated
197462.2 Estimated
197362.4 Estimated
197262.9 Estimated
197163.3 Estimated
197065.2 Estimated
196965.7 Estimated
196866.2 Estimated
196766.4 Estimated
196666.6 Estimated
196566.6 Estimated
196466.9 Estimated
196367.4 Estimated
196267.8 Estimated
196168 Estimated

Netherlands compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Netherlands is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Netherlands, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Netherlands, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/netherlands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Netherlands, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/netherlands.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Netherlands, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Netherlands, 1961 to 2024}},
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  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/netherlands. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Netherlands?

Agricultural land in the Netherlands was 53.4% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Netherlands?

68% in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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