Netherlands


Land Area
33,670 (kilometers square)in 2020
Arable Area
1011 (1000 ha)in 2019
Crop Area
1049 (1000 ha)in 2019
Agricultural Area
1817 (1000 ha)in 2019
Forest Area
368.57 (1000 ha)in 2019

Netherlands covers an area of 41,543 square kilometres (16039.842 square miles) in which 3367(1000 ha) Land area, 1815(1000 ha) is agricultural area, 365.76(1000 ha) forest area. Netherlands food and Agricultural gross value Production at current price shown with data tables, chart, and maps.


Value of Agricultural Production(fao.org) Last Updated : 6 Jan 2022








Netherlands Import and Export of Cereals.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Barley2,629,502512,956,00086,53722,489,000
Buckwheat4,5934,387,0003,0523,529,000
Canary seed1,309871,0004,7763,354,000
Flour, wheat755,378244,262,000180,87083,007,000
Fonio66167,000229,000
Grain, mixed----
Maize5,945,7561,332,204,000849,256235,694,000
Millet18,5879,387,0009,3697,038,000
Oats196,51043,277,00011,9817,774,000
Quinoa6,49316,959,0004,33914,245,000
Rice, broken74,01428,948,00040,81118,535,000
Rice, husked206,520141,817,00070,89183,751,000
Rice, milled152,363165,157,000150,094221,606,000
Rice, milled/husked----
Rice, paddy9,3265,528,0002,6892,306,000
Rye183,76736,901,0002,321804,000
Sorghum14,9844,136,0001,7581,042,000
Triticale116,46723,000,00010,1762,712,000
Wheat4,296,917949,463,000256,79568,156,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19613,686,736203,230,000304,48920,090,000
19653,883,888252,720,000699,41752,440,000
19704,853,844379,754,0001,479,634140,395,000
19758,838,2211,405,011,0005,151,500861,471,000
19805,246,1181,214,023,0001,659,856469,896,000
19855,252,175925,706,0001,237,645252,390,000
19906,898,7041,596,375,0004,225,808749,287,000
19955,860,3851,361,486,0001,159,888321,764,000
20004,905,796693,663,0001,214,018222,443,000
20057,649,1881,268,287,0001,448,880357,747,000
201011,632,9982,545,716,0001,319,699461,431,000
201512,975,2812,728,852,0001,345,847515,833,000
201612,119,0782,475,443,0001,344,966494,391,000
201714,579,4543,219,957,0001,758,641673,883,000
201815,509,4313,636,954,0001,907,793837,166,000
201915,588,3543,586,598,0002,108,429841,292,000
202014,910,9273,528,314,0001,763,526789,185,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Bovine Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Meat, beef and veal sausages----
Meat, beef, preparations15,57088,979,00012,25768,368,000
Meat, cattle229,062757,570,000162,975796,065,000
Meat, cattle, boneless (beef & veal)146,5811,123,703,000285,1342,025,087,000
Offals, edible, cattle23,90138,201,00076,096203,540,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196132,67516,418,00024,64825,904,000
196541,75828,965,00081,030110,549,000
197064,67749,875,000128,849189,921,000
197571,270111,463,000153,464423,037,000
1980141,112394,189,000236,732710,625,000
198587,306155,453,000320,521722,463,000
1990103,769340,748,000353,9631,503,407,000
1995146,643515,072,000417,5881,620,817,000
2000161,712420,689,000390,9931,144,874,000
2005302,152965,430,000462,4372,099,450,000
2010427,5911,633,144,000550,2752,732,826,000
2015436,0461,932,421,000572,8622,758,178,000
2016442,0011,898,954,000622,5672,995,164,000
2017500,5812,294,827,000690,6333,483,133,000
2018501,6892,397,418,000696,2143,669,748,000
2019516,9802,252,137,000711,3733,438,177,000
2020463,9172,010,247,000638,7243,133,792,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Alcohol Beverages.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Beer of barley558,789489,008,0001,879,5722,165,760,000
Beer of sorghum----
Beverages, distilled alcoholic159,212918,829,000212,456954,722,000
Beverages, fermented rice----
Cider etc30,16834,433,00043,58253,208,000
Vermouths & similar6,59615,119,0008443,827,000
Wine456,6051,490,968,00093,481454,959,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196144,45813,572,00086,78526,641,000
196562,53426,159,00097,79930,105,000
1970150,02150,676,000195,29856,060,000
1975189,393181,913,000194,616134,387,000
1980251,341385,395,000403,401364,031,000
1985296,725310,516,000577,916362,158,000
1990335,741689,823,000746,623789,685,000
1995390,923764,690,0001,186,8221,382,636,000
2000372,479668,038,000885,6501,306,904,000
2005808,3221,426,104,0001,600,7462,106,519,000
2010738,4331,880,241,0001,924,9932,582,433,000
2015837,3991,970,294,0002,045,9032,896,568,000
2016872,5092,008,812,0002,167,9633,019,110,000
20171,085,6582,546,765,0002,193,7963,296,792,000
20181,108,1802,718,245,0002,191,2533,515,767,000
20191,228,4462,821,060,0002,160,2213,603,571,000
20201,211,3702,948,357,0002,229,9353,632,476,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Dairy products.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Butter, cow milk155,613592,115,000253,5561,028,834,000
Buttermilk, curdled, acidified milk97,168136,897,00027,69161,912,000
Cheese, processed17,15077,317,00015,76281,380,000
Cheese, sheep milk----
Cheese, whole cow milk364,2581,332,063,000908,2474,133,821,000
Cream fresh75,33498,298,000158,884320,767,000
Ghee, buffalo milk----
Milk, products of natural constituents nes21,00541,427,00071,748187,914,000
Milk, reconstituted----
Milk, skimmed cow137,582130,735,000150,813116,821,000
Milk, skimmed dried178,331378,322,000152,582402,421,000
Milk, whole condensed26,13847,477,00065,678137,442,000
Milk, whole dried50,577140,713,000149,016656,893,000
Milk, whole evaporated151,898130,586,000238,292356,056,000
Milk, whole fresh cow614,701296,912,000278,490191,904,000
Milk, whole fresh sheep----
Whey, condensed----
Whey, dry408,784403,534,000195,213273,626,000
Yoghurt----
Yoghurt, concentrated or not115,787162,060,00026,01242,849,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196132,0885,795,000556,901209,484,000
1965132,83838,046,000638,503275,198,000
1970243,44067,348,000836,017474,172,000
1975501,245330,406,0001,011,1681,289,328,000
1980877,9551,107,869,0001,447,1852,470,577,000
19851,278,197851,108,0001,572,8192,078,507,000
19901,763,9612,001,757,0001,662,6833,974,214,000
19951,812,5352,766,065,0001,601,6424,398,447,000
20001,593,6701,556,335,0001,562,0332,862,865,000
20051,781,3862,351,686,0001,963,8504,499,978,000
20101,893,6412,855,090,0002,262,1146,503,199,000
20152,000,5452,777,742,0002,431,8066,379,094,000
20162,182,4112,844,482,0002,622,0016,690,776,000
20172,470,8563,995,642,0003,163,3688,790,979,000
20182,589,0404,347,388,0002,942,1758,779,279,000
20192,625,8984,096,096,0003,047,4968,406,273,000
20202,531,8864,039,771,0002,805,9698,343,808,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Eggs.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Eggs, dried3,17112,223,00010,63052,886,000
Eggs, hen, in shell260,822392,964,000415,326738,046,000
Eggs, liquid34,09922,797,000107,625241,828,000
Eggs, other bird, in shell35,49632,920,00052,96063,622,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961630392,000185,876106,844,000
19653,0951,024,00075,73859,315,000
197018,2747,396,00094,41857,437,000
197520,38215,089,000136,883140,748,000
198012,73314,364,000342,978464,954,000
198515,91312,223,000430,047351,948,000
199034,24038,910,000462,032582,339,000
199564,02868,828,000354,158399,334,000
200059,86855,132,000343,863351,780,000
200597,646112,740,000347,971453,808,000
2010186,577262,747,000540,1571,067,882,000
2015217,253284,493,000520,873816,905,000
2016209,627271,153,000456,557816,453,000
2017254,737407,917,000566,1021,046,737,000
2018275,385439,768,000625,0671,182,797,000
2019299,629444,545,000562,8081,061,099,000
2020333,588460,904,000586,5411,096,382,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Fruits.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Apples282,294311,553,000236,396324,087,000
Apricots5,3949,349,0003,2677,056,000
Apricots, dry4,18714,360,0001,7057,084,000
Bananas1,274,8271,025,145,000879,350815,937,000
Blueberries16,449117,796,00036,046277,346,000
Cashewapple----
Cherries7,74332,574,0004,99923,957,000
Cherries, sour1,3493,958,0003101,262,000
Cranberries83,945548,152,00047,334331,486,000
Currants5656,632,0002,33225,844,000
Dates18,29468,368,00011,66063,446,000
Figs3,72115,534,0003,17415,441,000
Figs dried2,26110,429,0001,0855,476,000
Fruit, cooked, homogenized preparations9,03923,570,0005,53115,693,000
Fruit, dried nes11,94154,034,00015,08060,901,000
Fruit, fresh nes86,369285,214,000101,803363,632,000
Fruit, prepared nes549,286908,821,000422,916909,698,000
Fruit, tropical fresh nes2422,765,0008661,745,000
Gooseberries----
Grapefruit (inc. pomelos)248,302236,589,000165,142183,603,000
Grapes401,920992,590,000359,406958,080,000
Juice, apple, concentrated55,26874,808,00021,11639,012,000
Juice, apple, single strength117,99053,649,00017,72013,563,000
Juice, citrus, concentrated39,91990,904,00033,11497,845,000
Juice, citrus, single strength13,47612,334,0007,94313,521,000
Juice, fruit nes154,379324,671,000398,946659,649,000
Juice, grape27,60127,683,0006,6679,995,000
Juice, grapefruit38,03834,369,00028,81424,022,000
Juice, grapefruit, concentrated10,73529,042,00024,23851,193,000
Juice, lemon, concentrated27185,00015,000
Juice, lemon, single strength1,1511,907,000372593,000
Juice, orange, concentrated264,330411,023,000147,270279,118,000
Juice, orange, single strength490,575301,517,000481,883435,181,000
Juice, pineapple88,33150,140,00065,26345,429,000
Juice, pineapple, concentrated65,31485,609,00062,85490,596,000
Juice, plum, concentrated----
Juice, plum, single strength----
Kiwi fruit77,701221,754,00056,704115,454,000
Lemons and limes306,316345,728,000249,055399,847,000
Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas277,727446,994,000239,007474,624,000
Melons, other (inc.cantaloupes)205,735184,136,000151,717167,918,000
Oranges621,712555,454,000378,428428,096,000
Papayas10,03421,170,0009,32329,453,000
Peaches and nectarines49,71281,145,00025,47048,203,000
Pears134,427163,085,000387,937480,814,000
Persimmons6,4058,566,0005,88110,853,000
Pineapples301,494240,071,000207,983200,097,000
Pineapples canned30,49242,684,00023,13148,312,000
Pistachios5,28057,952,0005,30856,836,000
Plantains and others56,61957,339,00026,94526,748,000
Plums and sloes40,98770,215,00036,61765,576,000
Plums dried (prunes)5,13616,902,0003,34514,188,000
Quinces1,9682,236,0005,8487,245,000
Raisins53,770113,058,00016,13541,642,000
Strawberries33,876122,044,00059,770344,674,000
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines, satsumas212,571264,221,000114,369164,810,000
Watermelons179,381125,176,000121,770104,316,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961507,78779,279,000181,30539,962,000
1965596,440109,598,000191,50343,060,000
1970842,650160,561,000241,50867,937,000
19751,094,105385,081,000454,997243,267,000
19801,254,223806,258,000478,343411,965,000
19851,496,208789,367,000691,065515,065,000
19902,100,1311,878,376,0001,019,3671,225,330,000
19952,663,0152,371,684,0001,717,5471,839,256,000
20002,592,2011,985,750,0001,747,1591,472,027,000
20053,752,9373,571,514,0003,018,7763,286,348,000
20104,944,1616,170,183,0003,862,1415,506,823,000
20155,455,3276,914,040,0003,934,5746,085,466,000
20165,646,8037,191,594,0004,333,4446,792,447,000
20176,370,6368,385,611,0005,398,8718,425,435,000
20186,856,9999,325,958,0005,740,3319,285,289,000
20196,915,7128,877,712,0005,799,3068,733,293,000
20207,025,9809,534,671,0005,765,3699,665,743,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Vegetables.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Artichokes1,1552,215,0006331,613,000
Asparagus12,76872,277,00016,52297,486,000
Avocados414,1751,208,394,000375,6851,183,043,000
Beans, green67,564130,900,00035,026104,220,000
Cabbages and other brassicas68,99574,678,000198,822189,485,000
Carrots and turnips68,81850,464,000395,062182,936,000
Cauliflowers and broccoli48,79064,639,00048,16666,875,000
Chillies and peppers, green125,960213,224,000467,4611,170,267,000
Cucumbers and gherkins107,492121,158,000470,422559,135,000
Eggplants (aubergines)19,26824,042,00063,433101,309,000
Garlic41,28779,383,00034,18698,525,000
Juice, tomato4,4032,553,000976730,000
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables5,71120,132,00061,92587,172,000
Lettuce and chicory92,273116,022,000148,752272,422,000
Maize, green2,9704,411,0002,5634,031,000
Mushrooms and truffles43,17697,099,00077,950248,937,000
Mushrooms, canned10,09320,199,000171,503239,456,000
Olives2,0476,099,0007996,301,000
Olives preserved24,16155,417,0007,95221,302,000
Onions, dry233,044130,937,0001,751,363797,420,000
Onions, shallots, green4,4484,304,00019,23026,447,000
Peas, green34,45873,956,00018,60769,913,000
Pumpkins, squash and gourds83,36285,835,00045,91163,619,000
Spinach10,01821,877,00012,21839,086,000
Sweet corn frozen3,9515,530,0004,7707,559,000
Sweet corn prep or preserved12,10919,877,0009,55918,935,000
Tomatoes229,443335,665,0001,024,0691,919,122,000
Tomatoes, paste139,412133,361,00033,62147,036,000
Tomatoes, peeled63,88556,743,00027,89632,362,000
Vegetables in vinegar109,706119,556,00082,352134,322,000
Vegetables, canned nes----
Vegetables, dehydrated48,795160,711,00034,232115,866,000
Vegetables, fresh nes101,398202,907,000267,757490,626,000
Vegetables, fresh or dried products nes7,70141,788,0004,79020,008,000
Vegetables, frozen160,885185,556,000213,077248,361,000
Vegetables, homogenized preparations9032,436,0001,9743,774,000
Vegetables, preserved nes149,374306,733,000462,975815,656,000
Vegetables, preserved, frozen29,17060,168,00079,303141,700,000
Vegetables, temporarily preserved9,9487,931,00019,33521,421,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196182,71113,031,000678,065137,093,000
1965132,50823,508,000904,351229,049,000
1970201,44443,273,0001,217,729332,237,000
1975264,225130,221,0001,542,683719,357,000
1980338,699269,199,0001,788,3831,319,584,000
1985523,279278,399,0002,240,4051,184,190,000
1990745,151736,327,0003,081,8332,987,122,000
19951,011,7351,119,688,0003,483,4693,694,648,000
20001,027,011871,482,0003,075,3772,476,712,000
20051,338,0101,570,731,0004,184,5614,386,641,000
20101,819,5252,499,777,0005,435,9537,132,503,000
20151,868,9402,460,274,0005,375,8306,680,847,000
20161,858,2472,798,631,0005,376,6377,130,832,000
20172,306,6053,656,768,0006,459,6128,617,112,000
20182,492,9193,678,934,0006,539,9599,178,833,000
20192,666,7844,037,571,0006,662,0649,325,342,000
20202,596,2554,335,705,0006,716,4369,720,763,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Poultry Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Fat, liver prepared (foie gras)26669,0005256,000
Meat, chicken363,525761,502,0001,169,5792,338,837,000
Meat, chicken, canned144,053596,918,000127,979556,020,000
Meat, duck1,91313,553,00012,17534,439,000
Meat, goose and guinea fowl28175,00062135,000
Meat, turkey23,67276,203,00019,52537,090,000
Offals, liver chicken174,87886,606,000244,936173,088,000
Offals, liver duck1271,813,000253742,000
Offals, liver geese65771,000114,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961954618,00061,53837,747,000
19651,6911,409,000105,69980,344,000
19701,465987,000201,882143,630,000
19753,6895,547,000204,771261,786,000
198016,42733,981,000237,406444,615,000
198533,17439,365,000236,467318,608,000
199070,594165,340,000330,135780,362,000
1995148,231308,810,000505,1141,097,134,000
2000215,406307,854,000795,4631,001,509,000
2005487,813814,649,000842,4541,631,281,000
2010734,4271,485,449,0001,312,4852,800,386,000
2015632,5701,307,967,0001,324,6432,717,374,000
2016618,7561,276,252,0001,435,6582,790,528,000
2017750,2871,608,242,0001,656,3313,139,596,000
2018780,3841,700,923,0001,672,9143,388,718,000
2019811,0311,607,552,0001,763,5923,282,696,000
2020773,1351,538,557,0001,632,1133,140,729,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Roots and Tubers.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cassava----
Cassava dried16,18214,011,0009,99513,745,000
Flour, cassava----
Flour, potatoes17,48619,258,000133,338165,610,000
Flour, roots and tubers nes2,1203,979,0001,8435,320,000
Potato offals----
Potatoes1,651,026344,404,0002,064,784830,197,000
Potatoes, frozen338,078281,289,0001,613,7841,489,792,000
Roots and tubers nes2,6844,083,0002,3385,472,000
Starch, cassava18,88715,665,0008,52711,216,000
Sweet potatoes174,388158,129,000140,186151,384,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196124,3381,477,000556,54629,316,000
1965131,2317,802,000716,63045,776,000
1970592,74539,428,000970,32981,868,000
19751,347,671156,997,0001,321,324215,538,000
19802,728,380448,062,0002,030,630441,834,000
19855,736,148609,445,0003,859,133571,743,000
19905,507,433855,149,0002,651,814977,896,000
19952,426,914442,984,0002,672,3561,511,564,000
20002,767,416274,923,0002,591,631856,245,000
20051,770,604254,348,0002,824,5571,356,560,000
20101,595,396532,724,0003,422,8512,203,071,000
20151,857,065551,127,0003,270,0142,147,413,000
20161,941,661604,669,0003,576,6912,465,162,000
20172,328,494781,924,0003,985,1512,831,364,000
20182,450,251879,050,0004,095,3302,961,573,000
20192,527,310974,182,0004,502,5063,150,006,000
20202,234,264856,993,0003,983,0972,688,033,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Natural Rubber.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Rubber natural dry46,99395,603,00019,84732,147,000
Rubber, natural33,17840,173,00017,34232,767,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196123,35013,010,000330210,000
196524,57011,080,000530260,000
197025,78312,959,0005,7182,466,000
197530,21818,711,0004,9364,152,000
198022,08533,007,0003,7476,087,000
198513,36412,524,0001,5141,795,000
199018,44519,499,0004,0085,326,000
199512,43022,668,0007,47215,346,000
20005,7275,413,0003,6233,947,000
200549,63097,624,00011,46315,919,000
2010110,912412,224,000101,870330,524,000
201549,29679,811,00040,58860,521,000
201673,411136,519,00043,43870,694,000
201791,856192,166,00053,23499,230,000
201888,492171,875,00052,94293,558,000
201993,332166,628,00044,46485,956,000
202080,179136,062,00037,23964,961,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
Netherlands Import and Export of Tobacco.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cigarettes31,429612,858,00021,720741,470,000
Cigars, cheroots3,157148,694,0001,678177,931,000
Tobacco products nes11,439146,150,00070,8521,082,929,000
Tobacco, unmanufactured83,464346,418,00034,546177,326,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196146,17265,714,0006,78322,146,000
196552,17680,352,00013,07642,777,000
197059,27299,017,00019,94579,194,000
197583,945257,244,00038,848231,486,000
1980133,456602,472,00065,816684,193,000
1985120,480491,554,00094,307699,013,000
1990123,865752,098,000114,4761,902,638,000
1995123,961962,494,000123,7772,669,227,000
2000200,3131,079,351,000179,1602,587,402,000
2005211,8041,332,925,000180,5473,827,519,000
2010189,0191,433,949,000186,7174,130,783,000
2015166,9461,324,446,000132,0002,012,902,000
2016161,7931,382,188,000174,0993,117,961,000
2017154,0651,509,748,000161,4163,058,579,000
2018161,8381,478,696,000124,5262,637,780,000
2019147,3731,302,708,000122,5792,209,506,000
2020129,4891,254,120,000128,7962,179,656,000