Yields of key staple crops in Netherlands
Netherlands: Yields of key staple crops was 6.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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 6.97 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
The figure is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Netherlands peaked at 9.39 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 125 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 7.65 tonnes per hectare | 8.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 9.39 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 yields of key staple crops in Netherlands?
- Yields of key staple crops in Netherlands was 6.97 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Netherlands rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.