Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.0991 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands is 0.0991 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.2 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0991 hectares per person, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 156th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1973 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1937 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1903 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1862 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1828 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1805 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1756 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1722 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1592 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1569 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.155 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1527 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.151 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1491 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1451 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.144 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1425 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1416 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1398 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1397 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1394 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1385 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1374 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1365 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1351 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.135 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1307 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1293 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1286 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1268 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1271 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1258 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.122 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1248 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.123 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1198 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1201 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1179 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1197 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1187 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1174 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1169 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1173 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.116 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1127 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1113 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1099 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1099 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.109 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.109 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1066 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1062 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1058 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.104 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1033 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.102 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1008 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1857 hectares per person | 0.1722 hectares per person | 0.2 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1547 hectares per person | 0.1451 hectares per person | 0.1688 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1394 hectares per person | 0.1351 hectares per person | 0.144 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1276 hectares per person | 0.122 hectares per person | 0.135 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1187 hectares per person | 0.116 hectares per person | 0.123 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1085 hectares per person | 0.1047 hectares per person | 0.1127 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1015 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.104 hectares per person | 6 |
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- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2326 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,240 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Netherlands was 0.0991 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.