Corn yields in Netherlands
Netherlands: Corn yields was 8.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Netherlands, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Netherlands stood at 8.45 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Netherlands peaked at 13.74 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.56 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 11.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 tonnes per hectare | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | 11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.08 tonnes per hectare | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 13.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 10.27 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 corn yields in Netherlands?
- Corn yields in Netherlands was 8.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.74 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Netherlands rank for corn yields?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.