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Netherlands: Arable land (hectares)

1.00Mhectares · 2024-4.0% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Netherlands from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
20241,003,000
20231,009,000
20221,004,000
20211,003,000
20201,004,830
20191,011,100
20181,021,000
20171,037,000
20161,028,000
20151,042,000
20141,045,000
20131,038,400
20121,011,000
20111,006,000
20101,022,600
20091,054,700
20081,066,600
20071,059,800
20061,069,800
20051,111,000
20041,127,500
20031,091,100
20021,015,200
20011,008,800
20001,022,700
19991,011,400
1998929,900
1997971,200
1996927,100
1995919,000
1994903,300
1993902,300
1992900,200
1991892,300
1990924,400
1989906,500
1988903,800
1987893,500
1986878,000
1985861,300
1984841,800
1983833,900
1982852,300
1981845,800
1980845,400
1979831,100
1978827,700
1977834,400
1976813,900
1975809,500
1974806,400
1973803,400
1972810,100
1971815,900
1970832,200
1969853,000
1968871,900
1967881,700
1966906,800
1965928,000
1964937,000
1963949,000
1962966,000
1961992,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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