Cereal yields in Netherlands
Netherlands: Cereal yields was 6.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Netherlands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6.81 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Netherlands peaked at 9.07 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.51 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
That places Netherlands 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | 6.99 tonnes per hectare | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 9.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 9.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Netherlands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 734,613 (2025)
- Rural population growth -6.6% (2025)
- Rural population 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 153,500 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Netherlands?
- Cereal yields in Netherlands was 6.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.07 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Netherlands rank for cereal yields?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.