France vs Netherlands: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
France
52.5 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
53.55 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
57th
Netherlands rank
54th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 53.55 hectares per square kilometre against 52.5 hectares per square kilometre in France, a difference of 1.05 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
France ranks 57th and Netherlands ranks 54th of 209 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.93 hectares per square kilometre | 66.84 hectares per square kilometre | 3.91 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 59.86 hectares per square kilometre | 62.16 hectares per square kilometre | 2.3 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 58.24 hectares per square kilometre | 59.81 hectares per square kilometre | 1.57 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 56.06 hectares per square kilometre | 58.16 hectares per square kilometre | 2.1 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 54.58 hectares per square kilometre | 57.18 hectares per square kilometre | 2.6 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 53.35 hectares per square kilometre | 54.55 hectares per square kilometre | 1.21 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 52.66 hectares per square kilometre | 53.71 hectares per square kilometre | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 53.55 hectares per square kilometre against 52.5 hectares per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between France and Netherlands?
- 1.05 hectares per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 57th and Netherlands ranks 54th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use 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.