Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Egypt or Netherlands?

Egypt, at 0.0367 against 0.0362 in Netherlands as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Netherlands: Cropland and pasture per person

Egypt

0.0367

in 2010

Netherlands

0.0362

in 2010

Egypt rank

145th

Netherlands rank

146th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Egypt
Netherlands

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0367 against 0.0362 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0005.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 145th and Netherlands ranks 146th of 178 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.2027	0.1256	0.0771	Egypt
1810s	0.213	0.1267	0.0863	Egypt
1820s	0.2152	0.1237	0.0916	Egypt
1830s	0.2045	0.1195	0.085	Egypt
1840s	0.1879	0.1112	0.0767	Egypt
1850s	0.1714	0.1046	0.0668	Egypt
1860s	0.1308	0.1	0.0308	Egypt
1870s	0.1266	0.0949	0.0317	Egypt
1880s	0.1212	0.0897	0.0316	Egypt
1890s	0.1409	0.0845	0.0564	Egypt
1900s	0.1422	0.0798	0.0624	Egypt
1910s	0.1357	0.0758	0.0599	Egypt
1920s	0.1246	0.0713	0.0533	Egypt
1930s	0.1115	0.0687	0.0428	Egypt
1940s	0.1023	0.0655	0.0369	Egypt
1950s	0.101	0.0627	0.0384	Egypt
1960s	0.0927	0.0589	0.0339	Egypt
1970s	0.0789	0.0459	0.0329	Egypt
1980s	0.054	0.0399	0.0141	Egypt
1990s	0.0439	0.039	0.0049	Egypt
2000s	0.04	0.0367	0.0032	Egypt
2010s	0.0367	0.0362	0.0005	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Egypt or Netherlands?: Egypt, at 0.0367 against 0.0362 in Netherlands as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Egypt and Netherlands?: 0.0005, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Egypt ranks 145th and Netherlands ranks 146th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.