Global land use by the Dutch (trend), 1960-2000
The global land use by the Dutch for timber and agricultural products has increased by approximately 40% in the last 40 years.
Development in global land use by the Dutch
The use of land by the Dutch for timber and agricultural products has increased by approximately 40% in the last 40 years. The slight peak around 1990 was the result of a temporary increase in the share of pulses in animal feed. Pulse growing takes up a relatively large amount of space.
Global land use per capita
Given the current global population, the available land area suitable for use can be said to be over 1 hectare per person (excluding nature reserves, polar regions, deserts etc.). Land use by the Dutch (0.7 hectares per person in 2000) is therefore less than the global average. The per capita use of land by the Dutch has increased by approximately 5% in the last 40 years.
Global land use is calculated on the basis of a definition which assumes the usual intensity of cultivation in the Netherlands and in supplying countries.
