Cereals, primary — Yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Cereals, primary — Yield was 6,806 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,806 kg/ha
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
15th
of 178 countries
All-time high
9,074 kg/ha
in 2014
All-time low
3,514 kg/ha
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 6,806 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024.

The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 9,074 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,514 kg/ha, in 1966.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 15th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cereals, primary — Yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 3,691 kg/ha
1962 4,277 kg/ha +15.9%
1963 3,987 kg/ha -6.8%
1964 4,396 kg/ha +10.3%
1965 3,673 kg/ha -16.4%
1966 3,514 kg/ha -4.4%
1967 4,206 kg/ha +19.7%
1968 3,939 kg/ha -6.4%
1969 3,981 kg/ha +1.1%
1970 3,768 kg/ha -5.3%
1971 4,320 kg/ha +14.7%
1972 3,982 kg/ha -7.8%
1973 4,640 kg/ha +16.5%
1974 5,042 kg/ha +8.7%
1975 4,473 kg/ha -11.3%
1976 4,780 kg/ha +6.9%
1977 4,768 kg/ha -0.2%
1978 5,798 kg/ha +21.6%
1979 5,403 kg/ha -6.8%
1980 5,689 kg/ha +5.3%
1981 5,976 kg/ha +5.0%
1982 6,741 kg/ha +12.8%
1983 6,352 kg/ha -5.8%
1984 7,189 kg/ha +13.2%
1985 6,174 kg/ha -14.1%
1986 7,420 kg/ha +20.2%
1987 6,268 kg/ha -15.5%
1988 6,194 kg/ha -1.2%
1989 6,751 kg/ha +9.0%
1990 6,990 kg/ha +3.5%
1991 7,063 kg/ha +1.0%
1992 7,459 kg/ha +5.6%
1993 7,998 kg/ha +7.2%
1994 7,164 kg/ha -10.4%
1995 7,769 kg/ha +8.4%
1996 8,293 kg/ha +6.7%
1997 7,176 kg/ha -13.5%
1998 7,307 kg/ha +1.8%
1999 7,470 kg/ha +2.2%
2000 7,906 kg/ha +5.8%
2001 7,280 kg/ha -7.9%
2002 7,314 kg/ha +0.5%
2003 7,957 kg/ha +8.8%
2004 8,066 kg/ha +1.4%
2005 7,880 kg/ha -2.3%
2006 7,854 kg/ha -0.3%
2007 7,290 kg/ha -7.2%
2008 8,332 kg/ha +14.3%
2009 9,033 kg/ha +8.4%
2010 8,569 kg/ha -5.1%
2011 7,801 kg/ha -9.0%
2012 8,545 kg/ha +9.5%
2013 8,630 kg/ha +1.0%
2014 9,074 kg/ha +5.1%
2015 8,753 kg/ha -3.5%
2016 7,777 kg/ha -11.1%
2017 8,794 kg/ha +13.1%
2018 7,927 kg/ha -9.9%
2019 8,677 kg/ha +9.5%
2020 7,944 kg/ha -8.4%
2021 7,851 kg/ha -1.2%
2022 8,860 kg/ha +12.9%
2023 8,080 kg/ha -8.8%
2024 6,806 kg/ha -15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,963 kg/ha 3,514 kg/ha 4,396 kg/ha 9
1970s 4,698 kg/ha 3,768 kg/ha 5,798 kg/ha 10
1980s 6,475 kg/ha 5,689 kg/ha 7,420 kg/ha 10
1990s 7,469 kg/ha 6,990 kg/ha 8,293 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,891 kg/ha 7,280 kg/ha 9,033 kg/ha 10
2010s 8,455 kg/ha 7,777 kg/ha 9,074 kg/ha 10
2020s 7,908 kg/ha 6,806 kg/ha 8,860 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 12 Egypt 7,360 kg/ha compare
  2. 13 Ireland 7,325 kg/ha compare
  3. 14 Belgium 6,856 kg/ha compare
  4. 16 Germany 6,790 kg/ha compare
  5. 17 Austria 6,722 kg/ha compare
  6. 18 Chile 6,606 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Cereals, primary — yield in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 6,806 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 9,074 kg/ha in 2014.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 3,514 kg/ha in 1966.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for cereals, primary — yield?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,848 data points, 1961–2024
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