What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Netherlands and Saint Lucia?

0.0064 hectares per person, with Netherlands ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Saint Lucia: Cropland per person over the long-term

Netherlands

0.0583 hectares per person

in 2025

Saint Lucia

0.0519 hectares per person

in 2025

Netherlands rank

155th

Saint Lucia rank

158th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Netherlands
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0583 hectares per person against 0.0519 hectares per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0064 hectares per person.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 155th and Saint Lucia ranks 158th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 20 and Saint Lucia in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.2202 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2202 hectares per person	Netherlands
1100s	0.2202 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2202 hectares per person	Netherlands
1200s	0.2202 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2202 hectares per person	Netherlands
1300s	0.2202 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2202 hectares per person	Netherlands
1400s	0.2202 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.2202 hectares per person	Netherlands
1500s	0.194 hectares per person	0.2036 hectares per person	0.0096 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1600s	0.1833 hectares per person	0.1951 hectares per person	0.0118 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1700s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1858 hectares per person	0.0083 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1710s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1848 hectares per person	0.0073 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1720s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1838 hectares per person	0.0063 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1730s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1827 hectares per person	0.0053 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1740s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1818 hectares per person	0.0043 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1750s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1808 hectares per person	0.0033 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1760s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1797 hectares per person	0.0022 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1770s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1787 hectares per person	0.0012 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1780s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1776 hectares per person	0.0001 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1790s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1765 hectares per person	0.001 hectares per person	Netherlands
1800s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1754 hectares per person	0.002 hectares per person	Netherlands
1810s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1742 hectares per person	0.0033 hectares per person	Netherlands
1820s	0.1775 hectares per person	0.1731 hectares per person	0.0044 hectares per person	Netherlands
1830s	0.179 hectares per person	0.1719 hectares per person	0.0071 hectares per person	Netherlands
1840s	0.1796 hectares per person	0.1708 hectares per person	0.0088 hectares per person	Netherlands
1850s	0.1797 hectares per person	0.1697 hectares per person	0.0101 hectares per person	Netherlands
1860s	0.1788 hectares per person	0.1685 hectares per person	0.0103 hectares per person	Netherlands
1870s	0.1774 hectares per person	0.1673 hectares per person	0.0101 hectares per person	Netherlands
1880s	0.1743 hectares per person	0.1661 hectares per person	0.0082 hectares per person	Netherlands
1890s	0.1701 hectares per person	0.1649 hectares per person	0.0052 hectares per person	Netherlands
1900s	0.1672 hectares per person	0.1637 hectares per person	0.0035 hectares per person	Netherlands
1910s	0.1482 hectares per person	0.1624 hectares per person	0.0142 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1920s	0.1322 hectares per person	0.1611 hectares per person	0.0289 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1930s	0.1184 hectares per person	0.1598 hectares per person	0.0414 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1940s	0.1067 hectares per person	0.1585 hectares per person	0.0518 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1950s	0.0984 hectares per person	0.1565 hectares per person	0.0581 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1960s	0.08 hectares per person	0.1564 hectares per person	0.0765 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1970s	0.0633 hectares per person	0.1543 hectares per person	0.091 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1980s	0.0622 hectares per person	0.1468 hectares per person	0.0845 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
1990s	0.0627 hectares per person	0.113 hectares per person	0.0503 hectares per person	Saint Lucia
2000s	0.0675 hectares per person	0.0654 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	Netherlands
2010s	0.0629 hectares per person	0.0542 hectares per person	0.0087 hectares per person	Netherlands
2020s	0.0594 hectares per person	0.0523 hectares per person	0.0071 hectares per person	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Netherlands or Saint Lucia?: Netherlands, at 0.0583 hectares per person against 0.0519 hectares per person in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Netherlands and Saint Lucia?: 0.0064 hectares per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saint Lucia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Saint Lucia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Netherlands ranks 155th and Saint Lucia ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.