Agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles: Agricultural land per capita was 0.0404 hectares per capita in 2010. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles, 1961–2010
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2010, agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles stood at 0.0404 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles peaked at 0.051 hectares per capita in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0404 hectares per capita, in 2010.
That places Netherlands Antilles 202nd out of 226 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0444 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.0437 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.043 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0423 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0485 hectares per capita | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0476 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0468 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.046 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0452 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.051 hectares per capita | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0504 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0499 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0495 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0492 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0488 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0484 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.048 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0475 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0471 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0467 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0463 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0459 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0455 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.045 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0446 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0441 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0437 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0432 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0428 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0425 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0423 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0422 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0423 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0425 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0429 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0435 hectares per capita | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0441 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0446 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0449 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.045 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0448 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0445 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.044 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0435 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0429 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0409 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0404 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0453 hectares per capita | 0.0423 hectares per capita | 0.0485 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.049 hectares per capita | 0.0471 hectares per capita | 0.051 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0448 hectares per capita | 0.0428 hectares per capita | 0.0467 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0429 hectares per capita | 0.0422 hectares per capita | 0.0446 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0434 hectares per capita | 0.0409 hectares per capita | 0.045 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0404 hectares per capita | 0.0404 hectares per capita | 0.0404 hectares per capita | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands Antilles
- 199 Puerto Rico 0.0521 hectares per capita compare
- 200 Reunion 0.0476 hectares per capita compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 0.0444 hectares per capita compare
- 203 United States Virgin Islands 0.0385 hectares per capita compare
- 204 Japan 0.037 hectares per capita compare
- 205 Cayman Islands 0.037 hectares per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands Antilles
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2011)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2011)
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 3.7% (2009)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food 96.3% (2009)
- Meat supply per person 96.56 kilograms per year per capita (2009)
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.0% (2009)
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 96.3% (2009)
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 32,000 tonnes (2009)
- Agricultural land use 8,000 hectares (2010)
- Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 614.39 million kilocalories per day (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles?
- Agricultural land per capita in Netherlands Antilles was 0.0404 hectares per capita in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Netherlands Antilles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.051 hectares per capita in 1970.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Netherlands Antilles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 hectares per capita in 2010.
- How does Netherlands Antilles rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Netherlands Antilles ranks 202nd out of 226 countries with data for 2010.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Netherlands Antilles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands Antilles data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.