Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Netherlands
Netherlands: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.4718 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Netherlands, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.4718 for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Netherlands peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4718, in 2017.
Netherlands ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9605 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9669 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8212 | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9812 | +19.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8815 | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7261 | -17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.727 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7174 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6471 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6235 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6516 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6171 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6079 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6745 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6784 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.64 | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5878 | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5972 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6165 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6038 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5698 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6304 | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5554 | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5689 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5539 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5514 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5752 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5435 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5324 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5352 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4752 | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4782 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5106 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5052 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4839 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5324 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5963 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5129 | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5207 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5598 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5462 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6093 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5635 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5928 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5981 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5576 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5438 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5151 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.513 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4753 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5124 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5186 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4962 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.509 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5132 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4718 | -8.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.4718 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.4718 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8646 | 0.7174 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6325 | 0.5878 | 0.6784 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5769 | 0.5435 | 0.6304 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5162 | 0.4752 | 0.5963 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5607 | 0.5151 | 0.6093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5012 | 0.4718 | 0.5186 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Netherlands?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Netherlands was 0.4718 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4718 in 2017.
- How does Netherlands rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Netherlands ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).