Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 26 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 26 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 28 percent in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22 percent, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 percent | — |
| 2002 | 23 percent | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 percent | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 25 percent | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 26 percent | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 27 percent | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 percent | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 percent | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 percent | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 27 percent | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26 percent | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.56 percent | 22 percent | 26 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.9 percent | 26 percent | 28 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5 percent | 26 percent | 27 percent | 2 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 26 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 28 percent in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 percent in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 168th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.