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

82,700 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

Eritrea vs Netherlands: Cropland extent over the long-term

Eritrea

1.11 million hectares

in 2025

Netherlands

1.02 million hectares

in 2025

Eritrea rank

110th

Netherlands rank

113th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Eritrea
Netherlands

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.11 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Netherlands, a difference of 82,700 hectares.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Eritrea ranks 110th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1000s	21,670 hectares	81,264 hectares	59,593 hectares	Netherlands
1100s	24,815 hectares	97,516 hectares	72,701 hectares	Netherlands
1200s	27,931 hectares	109,706 hectares	81,775 hectares	Netherlands
1300s	32,800 hectares	194,095 hectares	161,294 hectares	Netherlands
1400s	37,625 hectares	138,639 hectares	101,014 hectares	Netherlands
1500s	42,403 hectares	210,742 hectares	168,339 hectares	Netherlands
1600s	66,591 hectares	282,845 hectares	216,254 hectares	Netherlands
1700s	90,553 hectares	354,948 hectares	264,395 hectares	Netherlands
1710s	96,425 hectares	360,745 hectares	264,320 hectares	Netherlands
1720s	102,291 hectares	366,543 hectares	264,252 hectares	Netherlands
1730s	108,152 hectares	372,340 hectares	264,188 hectares	Netherlands
1740s	114,007 hectares	378,138 hectares	264,131 hectares	Netherlands
1750s	119,857 hectares	383,935 hectares	264,078 hectares	Netherlands
1760s	125,701 hectares	389,732 hectares	264,031 hectares	Netherlands
1770s	131,540 hectares	395,530 hectares	263,990 hectares	Netherlands
1780s	137,373 hectares	401,327 hectares	263,954 hectares	Netherlands
1790s	143,200 hectares	407,125 hectares	263,925 hectares	Netherlands
1800s	149,022 hectares	412,922 hectares	263,900 hectares	Netherlands
1810s	154,838 hectares	418,720 hectares	263,882 hectares	Netherlands
1820s	160,649 hectares	424,517 hectares	263,868 hectares	Netherlands
1830s	166,453 hectares	467,785 hectares	301,332 hectares	Netherlands
1840s	172,253 hectares	513,563 hectares	341,310 hectares	Netherlands
1850s	178,102 hectares	553,670 hectares	375,568 hectares	Netherlands
1860s	182,842 hectares	596,520 hectares	413,678 hectares	Netherlands
1870s	188,275 hectares	642,830 hectares	454,555 hectares	Netherlands
1880s	194,603 hectares	708,088 hectares	513,485 hectares	Netherlands
1890s	202,129 hectares	777,748 hectares	575,619 hectares	Netherlands
1900s	211,326 hectares	866,118 hectares	654,792 hectares	Netherlands
1910s	222,992 hectares	881,672 hectares	658,680 hectares	Netherlands
1920s	238,626 hectares	907,868 hectares	669,242 hectares	Netherlands
1930s	261,512 hectares	939,386 hectares	677,874 hectares	Netherlands
1940s	301,111 hectares	951,256 hectares	650,145 hectares	Netherlands
1950s	444,925 hectares	1.05 million hectares	601,199 hectares	Netherlands
1960s	477,100 hectares	969,540 hectares	492,440 hectares	Netherlands
1970s	647,900 hectares	855,860 hectares	207,960 hectares	Netherlands
1980s	692,000 hectares	898,130 hectares	206,130 hectares	Netherlands
1990s	631,614 hectares	962,210 hectares	330,596 hectares	Netherlands
2000s	742,263 hectares	1.10 million hectares	353,747 hectares	Netherlands
2010s	983,090 hectares	1.06 million hectares	80,190 hectares	Netherlands
2020s	1.08 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	49,173 hectares	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Eritrea or Netherlands?: Eritrea, at 1.11 million hectares against 1.02 million hectares in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Eritrea and Netherlands?: 82,700 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Netherlands?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Netherlands rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Eritrea ranks 110th 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.