Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 153,500 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 153,500 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 521,762 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 153,500 ha, in 2024.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 122nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 521,762 ha | — |
| 1962 | 509,284 ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 488,375 ha | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 481,317 ha | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 484,309 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 462,031 ha | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 437,597 ha | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 419,849 ha | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 406,193 ha | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 361,706 ha | -11.0% |
| 1971 | 349,841 ha | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 331,160 ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 292,920 ha | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 260,522 ha | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 244,365 ha | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 240,089 ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 235,132 ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 234,679 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 237,843 ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 224,137 ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 213,336 ha | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 204,629 ha | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 206,110 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 195,732 ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 183,399 ha | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 170,284 ha | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 176,363 ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 197,166 ha | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 202,644 ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 198,596 ha | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 189,604 ha | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 180,938 ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 183,300 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 189,100 ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 193,700 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 200,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 202,100 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 204,926 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 183,084 ha | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 219,100 ha | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 229,600 ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 226,310 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 218,598 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 216,753 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 216,383 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 213,220 ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 212,300 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 235,591 ha | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 220,796 ha | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 210,419 ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 206,349 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 202,572 ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 203,420 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 187,410 ha | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 190,986 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 174,263 ha | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 158,359 ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 166,380 ha | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 178,170 ha | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 172,280 ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 170,720 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 186,400 ha | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 186,050 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 153,500 ha | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 467,857 ha | 406,193 ha | 521,762 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 278,826 ha | 234,679 ha | 361,706 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 197,380 ha | 170,284 ha | 224,137 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 192,545 ha | 180,938 ha | 204,926 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,865 ha | 212,300 ha | 235,591 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,833 ha | 158,359 ha | 210,419 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,790 ha | 153,500 ha | 186,400 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 153,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 521,762 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,500 ha in 2024.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.