Nepal vs Netherlands: Agricultural land use per person
Nepal
0.0948 hectares per person
in 2025
Netherlands
0.102 hectares per person
in 2025
Nepal rank
165th
Netherlands rank
162nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Nepal
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.102 hectares per person against 0.0948 hectares per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0072 hectares per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Nepal ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 11 and Netherlands in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4678 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1100s | 0.4611 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1200s | 0.4544 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | 2.32 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1300s | 0.4475 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1400s | 0.4405 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1500s | 0.4335 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1600s | 0.4264 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1700s | 0.4192 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.9991 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1710s | 0.4193 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.9042 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1720s | 0.4237 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.8048 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1730s | 0.4259 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 0.7076 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1740s | 0.4285 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.6101 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1750s | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.9436 hectares per person | 0.512 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1760s | 0.4351 hectares per person | 0.9103 hectares per person | 0.4752 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1770s | 0.439 hectares per person | 0.877 hectares per person | 0.438 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1780s | 0.4433 hectares per person | 0.8437 hectares per person | 0.4004 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.4481 hectares per person | 0.8103 hectares per person | 0.3622 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.4535 hectares per person | 0.777 hectares per person | 0.3235 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.4595 hectares per person | 0.7464 hectares per person | 0.2869 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.4704 hectares per person | 0.7157 hectares per person | 0.2454 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.6866 hectares per person | 0.2133 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.4912 hectares per person | 0.6566 hectares per person | 0.1654 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.4831 hectares per person | 0.6261 hectares per person | 0.143 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.5945 hectares per person | 0.1239 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.4589 hectares per person | 0.5625 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.4573 hectares per person | 0.5288 hectares per person | 0.0714 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.438 hectares per person | 0.494 hectares per person | 0.056 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4333 hectares per person | 0.4604 hectares per person | 0.0271 hectares per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.4491 hectares per person | 0.4107 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.4476 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 0.0834 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.4377 hectares per person | 0.3197 hectares per person | 0.118 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.4218 hectares per person | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.1445 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.3831 hectares per person | 0.2247 hectares per person | 0.1584 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.3285 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1423 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.2968 hectares per person | 0.1554 hectares per person | 0.1414 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.2462 hectares per person | 0.14 hectares per person | 0.1063 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.1965 hectares per person | 0.128 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.1566 hectares per person | 0.1189 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.1235 hectares per person | 0.1087 hectares per person | 0.0148 hectares per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.1004 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Nepal or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.102 hectares per person against 0.0948 hectares per person in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Nepal and Netherlands?
- 0.0072 hectares per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Netherlands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Netherlands rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Nepal ranks 165th 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.