Netherlands: Employment in agriculture

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 Netherlands

Employment in agriculture, % of total employment

 Latest value 1.91
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2023
 Average 3.01
 Min - Max 1.91 - 4.31
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 1.91 percent, unchanged from 1.91 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 22.33 percent, based on data from 177 countries. Historically, the average for the Netherlands from 1991 to 2023 is 3.01 percent. The minimum value, 1.91 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 4.31 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Netherlands - Employment in agriculture - Recent values chart

Historical series
Netherlands - Employment in agriculture - historical chart - 1991-2023




Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).

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 Percent agricultural land 53.58 2022 percent
 Employment in agriculture 1.91 2023 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 1.68 2024 percent
 Agriculture value added 20.62 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 18,120 2021 sq. km.
 Crop production index 100.4 2022 index points
 Precipitation 778 2022 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 30.0 2023 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 8,059 2023 kg per hectar
 Food production index 101.0 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 238.0 2023 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 101.2 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 3,723.0 2023 sq. km
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