Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Netherlands
Netherlands: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 6,806 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Netherlands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 6,806 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Netherlands peaked at 9,074 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,806 kg per hectare, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,469 kg per hectare | 6,990 kg per hectare | 8,293 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,891 kg per hectare | 7,280 kg per hectare | 9,033 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,455 kg per hectare | 7,777 kg per hectare | 9,074 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,908 kg per hectare | 6,806 kg per hectare | 8,860 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 14 United Kingdom 7,138 kg per hectare compare
- 15 Germany 7,007 kg per hectare compare
- 17 Austria 6,722 kg per hectare compare
- 18 South Korea 6,615 kg per hectare compare
- 19 Chile 6,606 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.013 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0754 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0825 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1138 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Netherlands?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Netherlands was 6,806 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9,074 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,806 kg per hectare in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.