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.
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
- 70 Madagascar 0.4929 compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 0.4868 compare
- 72 Liberia 0.4759 compare
- 75 Greece 0.4609 compare
- 76 Hong Kong 0.4524 compare
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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).