What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Croatia and Netherlands?

27,670 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.

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

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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Netherlands: Cropland extent over the long-term

Croatia

997,300 hectares

in 2025

Netherlands

1.02 million hectares

in 2025

Croatia rank

114th

Netherlands rank

113th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Croatia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.02 million hectares against 997,300 hectares in Croatia, a difference of 27,670 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 12 and Netherlands in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1000s	202,973 hectares	81,264 hectares	121,710 hectares	Croatia
1100s	210,145 hectares	97,516 hectares	112,629 hectares	Croatia
1200s	216,409 hectares	109,706 hectares	106,703 hectares	Croatia
1300s	221,593 hectares	194,095 hectares	27,498 hectares	Croatia
1400s	225,457 hectares	138,639 hectares	86,818 hectares	Croatia
1500s	227,650 hectares	210,742 hectares	16,908 hectares	Croatia
1600s	266,366 hectares	282,845 hectares	16,479 hectares	Netherlands
1700s	251,897 hectares	354,948 hectares	103,051 hectares	Netherlands
1710s	255,823 hectares	360,745 hectares	104,922 hectares	Netherlands
1720s	264,468 hectares	366,543 hectares	102,075 hectares	Netherlands
1730s	273,340 hectares	372,340 hectares	99,000 hectares	Netherlands
1740s	282,439 hectares	378,138 hectares	95,699 hectares	Netherlands
1750s	291,760 hectares	383,935 hectares	92,175 hectares	Netherlands
1760s	301,300 hectares	389,732 hectares	88,432 hectares	Netherlands
1770s	311,052 hectares	395,530 hectares	84,478 hectares	Netherlands
1780s	321,009 hectares	401,327 hectares	80,318 hectares	Netherlands
1790s	331,160 hectares	407,125 hectares	75,965 hectares	Netherlands
1800s	341,491 hectares	412,922 hectares	71,431 hectares	Netherlands
1810s	351,985 hectares	418,720 hectares	66,735 hectares	Netherlands
1820s	369,515 hectares	424,517 hectares	55,002 hectares	Netherlands
1830s	387,705 hectares	467,785 hectares	80,080 hectares	Netherlands
1840s	406,539 hectares	513,563 hectares	107,024 hectares	Netherlands
1850s	425,995 hectares	553,670 hectares	127,675 hectares	Netherlands
1860s	446,034 hectares	596,520 hectares	150,486 hectares	Netherlands
1870s	487,501 hectares	642,830 hectares	155,329 hectares	Netherlands
1880s	532,280 hectares	708,088 hectares	175,808 hectares	Netherlands
1890s	580,489 hectares	777,748 hectares	197,259 hectares	Netherlands
1900s	632,188 hectares	866,118 hectares	233,930 hectares	Netherlands
1910s	687,358 hectares	881,672 hectares	194,314 hectares	Netherlands
1920s	769,245 hectares	907,868 hectares	138,623 hectares	Netherlands
1930s	858,771 hectares	939,386 hectares	80,615 hectares	Netherlands
1940s	955,732 hectares	951,256 hectares	4,476 hectares	Croatia
1950s	1.09 million hectares	1.05 million hectares	39,658 hectares	Croatia
1960s	1.11 million hectares	969,540 hectares	137,088 hectares	Croatia
1970s	1.07 million hectares	855,860 hectares	215,565 hectares	Croatia
1980s	1.04 million hectares	898,130 hectares	140,677 hectares	Croatia
1990s	1.16 million hectares	962,210 hectares	201,529 hectares	Croatia
2000s	935,200 hectares	1.10 million hectares	160,810 hectares	Netherlands
2010s	932,050 hectares	1.06 million hectares	131,230 hectares	Netherlands
2020s	963,767 hectares	1.04 million hectares	71,532 hectares	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Croatia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.02 million hectares against 997,300 hectares in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Croatia and Netherlands?: 27,670 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Croatia ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.