Poppy seed production in Netherlands
In 2017 Netherlands produced 356 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it fell by 48%. The record was 7,480 t in 1977. Area harvested: 449 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2017
- 356 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- −48%
- Record
- 7,480 t
- 1977
Poppy seed in Netherlands, 1961–2017 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 356 | +3.8% | 449 | 0.79 |
| 2016 | 343 | −6.3% | 424 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 366 | +2.2% | 444 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 358 | +18% | 459 | 0.78 |
| 2013 | 303 | −2.6% | 380 | 0.80 |
| 2012 | 311 | −33% | 370 | 0.84 |
| 2011 | 461 | −30% | 508 | 0.91 |
| 2010 | 654 | −6.6% | 708 | 0.92 |
| 2009 | 700 | −31% | 680 | 1.03 |
| 2008 | 1,010 | +49% | 842 | 1.20 |
| 2007 | 680 | +36% | 700 | 0.97 |
| 2006 | 500 | +67% | 600 | 0.83 |
| 2005 | 300 | −40% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 500 | −29% | 390 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 700 | −30% | 480 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 571 | 1.75 |
| 2001 | 1,000 | +29% | 798 | 1.25 |
| 2000 | 774 | −62% | 568 | 1.36 |
| 1999 | 2,052 | +20% | 1,437 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 1,711 | +90% | 1,179 | 1.45 |
| 1997 | 900 | +80% | 600 | 1.50 |
| 1996 | 500 | −75% | 300 | 1.67 |
| 1995 | 2,000 | −49% | 1,400 | 1.43 |
| 1994 | 3,900 | +129% | 2,700 | 1.44 |
| 1993 | 1,700 | +1,072% | 1,000 | 1.70 |
| 1992 | 145 | −73% | 100 | 1.45 |
| 1991 | 534 | +34% | 366 | 1.46 |
| 1990 | 400 | −54% | 264 | 1.52 |
| 1989 | 876 | +6.8% | 574 | 1.53 |
| 1988 | 820 | +190% | 645 | 1.27 |
| 1987 | 283 | −7.2% | 253 | 1.12 |
| 1986 | 305 | −65% | 199 | 1.53 |
| 1985 | 878 | −75% | 722 | 1.22 |
| 1984 | 3,484 | +25% | 2,396 | 1.45 |
| 1983 | 2,777 | −12% | 2,388 | 1.16 |
| 1982 | 3,165 | +737% | 1,922 | 1.65 |
| 1981 | 378 | +45% | 246 | 1.54 |
| 1980 | 260 | −69% | 238 | 1.09 |
| 1979 | 830 | −79% | 696 | 1.19 |
| 1978 | 3,922 | −48% | 2,566 | 1.53 |
| 1977 | 7,480 | +58% | 5,479 | 1.37 |
| 1976 | 4,733 | +69% | 4,244 | 1.12 |
| 1975 | 2,802 | +66% | 2,115 | 1.32 |
| 1974 | 1,684 | −23% | 1,464 | 1.15 |
| 1973 | 2,181 | +34% | 2,132 | 1.02 |
| 1972 | 1,628 | +27% | 1,163 | 1.40 |
| 1971 | 1,278 | +68% | 878 | 1.46 |
| 1970 | 762 | +71% | 634 | 1.20 |
| 1969 | 446 | +193% | 431 | 1.03 |
| 1968 | 152 | −41% | 136 | 1.12 |
| 1967 | 259 | −56% | 211 | 1.23 |
| 1966 | 586 | +291% | 577 | 1.02 |
| 1965 | 150 | +400% | 150 | 1.00 |
| 1964 | 30 | +100% | 30 | 1.00 |
| 1963 | 15 | −67% | 16 | 0.94 |
| 1962 | 46 | −90% | 54 | 0.85 |
| 1961 | 462 | — | 453 | 1.02 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 4,307 t USD 14.8 m
- Exporter rank
- 3 of 39
- Imports
- 2,547 t USD 6.1 m
- Importer rank
- 8 of 85
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

