Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands

Netherlands: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre was 0.9566 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9566 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.01 units per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.5258 units per square kilometre
in 1999
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands, 1996–2023

00.250.50.7511996200920231996: 0.55 units per square kilometre1997: 0.553 units per square kilometre1998: 0.556 units per square kilometre1999: 0.526 units per square kilometre2000: 0.559 units per square kilometre2001: 0.556 units per square kilometre2002: 0.576 units per square kilometre2003: 0.592 units per square kilometre2004: 0.635 units per square kilometre2005: 0.713 units per square kilometre2006: 0.733 units per square kilometre2007: 0.757 units per square kilometre2008: 0.783 units per square kilometre2009: 0.84 units per square kilometre2010: 0.858 units per square kilometre2011: 0.884 units per square kilometre2012: 0.912 units per square kilometre2013: 0.93 units per square kilometre2014: 0.933 units per square kilometre2015: 0.929 units per square kilometre2016: 0.924 units per square kilometre2017: 0.928 units per square kilometre2018: 0.936 units per square kilometre2019: 0.935 units per square kilometre2020: 0.957 units per square kilometre2021: 1 units per square kilometre2022: 0.976 units per square kilometre2023: 0.957 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.9566 units per square kilometre for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands peaked at 1.01 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5258 units per square kilometre, in 1999.

Netherlands ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands, 1996 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1996 0.5499 units per square kilometre —
1997 0.5526 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1998 0.5562 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1999 0.5258 units per square kilometre -5.5%
2000 0.5588 units per square kilometre +6.3%
2001 0.556 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2002 0.5763 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2003 0.5923 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2004 0.6349 units per square kilometre +7.2%
2005 0.7134 units per square kilometre +12.4%
2006 0.7328 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2007 0.7573 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2008 0.7835 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2009 0.8396 units per square kilometre +7.2%
2010 0.8582 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2011 0.8841 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2012 0.9122 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2013 0.93 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2014 0.9334 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2015 0.9294 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2016 0.9236 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2017 0.9277 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2018 0.9358 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2019 0.9347 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2020 0.9574 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2021 1.01 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2022 0.9765 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2023 0.9566 units per square kilometre -2.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.9566 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0968 units per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.9566 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0522 units per square kilometre, 18.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5461 units per square kilometre 0.5258 units per square kilometre 0.5562 units per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.6745 units per square kilometre 0.556 units per square kilometre 0.8396 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.9169 units per square kilometre 0.8582 units per square kilometre 0.9358 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.9761 units per square kilometre 0.9566 units per square kilometre 1.01 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 Monaco 17.86 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Singapore 16.56 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Malta 1.56 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Bahrain 0.8979 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 South Korea 0.7349 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 7 Israel 0.6398 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands?
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre in Netherlands was 0.9566 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5258 units per square kilometre in 1999.
How does Netherlands rank for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Scientific and technical journal articles ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 6,744 data points, 1996–2023
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Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.