Egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands
Netherlands: Egg production, per square kilometre was 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre for egg production, per square kilometre in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands peaked at 21.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.23 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.22 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 9.1 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 8.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 7.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 7.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 6.23 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 6.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 7.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 8.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 7.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 7.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 7.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 8.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 9.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 10.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 12.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 14.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 16 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 17.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 19.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 19.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 19.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 19.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 19.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 19.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 18.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 19.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 19.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 18.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 18.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 18.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 17.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 18.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 19.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 19.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 18.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 17.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 20.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 19.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 19.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 19.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre, 16.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre, 18.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +32.0% | 13.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.1 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 16 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 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 egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Netherlands was 19.1 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 21.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 tonnes per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Netherlands rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.