Netherlands vs Slovakia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Netherlands
1.79 million hectares
in 2025
Slovakia
1.86 million hectares
in 2025
Netherlands rank
122nd
Slovakia rank
121st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 1.86 million hectares against 1.79 million hectares in Netherlands, a difference of 66,250 hectares.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovakia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 122nd and Slovakia ranks 121st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 14 and Slovakia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 136,470 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1100s | 1.53 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 141,410 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1200s | 1.38 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 455,360 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1300s | 1.85 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 322,770 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1400s | 1.51 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 495,170 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1500s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 40,410 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1600s | 2.25 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 154,900 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1700s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 735,190 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1710s | 2.69 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 620,230 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1720s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 505,270 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1730s | 2.38 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 390,790 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1740s | 2.21 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 277,290 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1750s | 2.04 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | 165,310 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 101,290 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 1.95 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 36,680 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 28,330 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1790s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 93,540 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1800s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.97 million hectares | 158,730 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1810s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 233,180 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1820s | 1.71 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 346,610 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1830s | 1.79 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 328,890 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1840s | 1.88 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 309,690 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 1.93 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 322,420 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 1.98 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 330,110 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 2.04 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 290,130 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 191,190 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 88,420 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 2.38 million hectares | 2.35 million hectares | 35,950 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 2.44 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 107,190 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | 184,340 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | 74,060 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.47 million hectares | 2.38 million hectares | 89,890 hectares | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.39 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 57,308 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 322,954 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.10 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 424,014 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 2.02 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 422,903 hectares | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.96 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 473,672 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.93 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 147,510 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | 55,630 hectares | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 64,927 hectares | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Netherlands or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 1.86 million hectares against 1.79 million hectares in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 66,250 hectares, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Slovakia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Netherlands ranks 122nd and Slovakia ranks 121st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.