India vs Netherlands: Agricultural land use per person
India
0.1215 hectares per person
in 2025
Netherlands
0.102 hectares per person
in 2025
India rank
159th
Netherlands rank
162nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- India
- Netherlands
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1215 hectares per person against 0.102 hectares per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0195 hectares per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.
India ranks 159th and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, India averaged higher in 12 and Netherlands in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2604 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1100s | 0.258 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 3.19 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1200s | 0.2556 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 2.52 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1300s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1400s | 0.2509 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1500s | 0.2486 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1600s | 0.2463 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1700s | 0.244 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1710s | 0.2558 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1720s | 0.2683 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.9602 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1730s | 0.2816 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 0.852 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1740s | 0.2957 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.7429 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1750s | 0.3107 hectares per person | 0.9436 hectares per person | 0.633 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 0.3266 hectares per person | 0.9103 hectares per person | 0.5838 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.877 hectares per person | 0.5335 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 0.3614 hectares per person | 0.8437 hectares per person | 0.4823 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.3804 hectares per person | 0.8103 hectares per person | 0.4299 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.4007 hectares per person | 0.777 hectares per person | 0.3763 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.4222 hectares per person | 0.7464 hectares per person | 0.3242 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.4534 hectares per person | 0.7157 hectares per person | 0.2624 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.4623 hectares per person | 0.6866 hectares per person | 0.2243 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.5048 hectares per person | 0.6566 hectares per person | 0.1517 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.4963 hectares per person | 0.6261 hectares per person | 0.1298 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.4793 hectares per person | 0.5945 hectares per person | 0.1152 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.464 hectares per person | 0.5625 hectares per person | 0.0985 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.4686 hectares per person | 0.5288 hectares per person | 0.0602 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.4385 hectares per person | 0.494 hectares per person | 0.0555 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4373 hectares per person | 0.4604 hectares per person | 0.0231 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.4763 hectares per person | 0.4107 hectares per person | 0.0656 hectares per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.4817 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 0.1176 hectares per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.4705 hectares per person | 0.3197 hectares per person | 0.1508 hectares per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.4421 hectares per person | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.1648 hectares per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.404 hectares per person | 0.2247 hectares per person | 0.1793 hectares per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.3577 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1715 hectares per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.2904 hectares per person | 0.1554 hectares per person | 0.135 hectares per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.2329 hectares per person | 0.14 hectares per person | 0.0929 hectares per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.1896 hectares per person | 0.128 hectares per person | 0.0616 hectares per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.1592 hectares per person | 0.1189 hectares per person | 0.0402 hectares per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.0292 hectares per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.1248 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.0213 hectares per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, India or Netherlands?
- India, at 0.1215 hectares per person against 0.102 hectares per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between India and Netherlands?
- 0.0195 hectares per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Netherlands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do India and Netherlands rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- India ranks 159th and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.