Land use; all categories, municipalities
Regions | Periods | Transport Transport total (ha) | Transport Railroad (ha) | Transport Main road (ha) | Transport Airport (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Netherlands | 2017 | 115,108 | 8,845 | 103,836 | 2,426 |
Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2017 | 21,809 | 1,102 | 20,440 | 268 |
Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2017 | 29,886 | 2,271 | 27,181 | 433 |
West-Nederland (LD) | 2017 | 37,900 | 3,758 | 33,055 | 1,087 |
Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2017 | 25,514 | 1,715 | 23,160 | 639 |
Groningen (PV) | 2017 | 6,406 | 485 | 5,878 | 44 |
Fryslân (PV) | 2017 | 8,411 | 359 | 7,907 | 145 |
Drenthe (PV) | 2017 | 6,991 | 258 | 6,655 | 78 |
Overijssel (PV) | 2017 | 10,443 | 791 | 9,511 | 140 |
Flevoland (PV) | 2017 | 3,421 | 212 | 3,110 | 99 |
Gelderland (PV) | 2017 | 16,022 | 1,268 | 14,560 | 194 |
Utrecht (PV) | 2017 | 5,696 | 681 | 4,996 | 19 |
Noord-Holland (PV) | 2017 | 12,021 | 1,214 | 9,879 | 928 |
Zuid-Holland (PV) | 2017 | 13,198 | 1,541 | 11,576 | 81 |
Zeeland (PV) | 2017 | 6,984 | 321 | 6,604 | 59 |
Noord-Brabant (PV) | 2017 | 17,493 | 1,007 | 16,004 | 482 |
Limburg (PV) | 2017 | 8,021 | 708 | 7,156 | 157 |
Oost-Groningen (CR) | 2017 | 2,324 | 161 | 2,119 | 44 |
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) | 2017 | 738 | 58 | 680 | 0 |
Overig Groningen (CR) | 2017 | 3,344 | 266 | 3,078 | 0 |
Noord-Friesland (CR) | 2017 | 3,867 | 200 | 3,527 | 140 |
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) | 2017 | 2,101 | 75 | 2,026 | 0 |
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) | 2017 | 2,443 | 84 | 2,355 | 5 |
Noord-Drenthe (CR) | 2017 | 2,581 | 105 | 2,425 | 51 |
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) | 2017 | 2,598 | 63 | 2,534 | 0 |
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) | 2017 | 1,813 | 90 | 1,695 | 28 |
Noord-Overijssel (CR) | 2017 | 4,296 | 313 | 3,963 | 20 |
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) | 2017 | 1,257 | 141 | 1,116 | 0 |
Twente (CR) | 2017 | 4,889 | 337 | 4,432 | 120 |
Veluwe (CR) | 2017 | 4,866 | 339 | 4,429 | 98 |
Achterhoek (CR) | 2017 | 4,269 | 254 | 4,015 | 0 |
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) | 2017 | 3,833 | 389 | 3,349 | 95 |
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) | 2017 | 3,053 | 286 | 2,767 | 0 |
Utrecht (CR) | 2017 | 5,696 | 681 | 4,996 | 19 |
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) | 2017 | 3,282 | 180 | 2,988 | 114 |
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) | 2017 | 1,051 | 62 | 989 | 0 |
IJmond (CR) | 2017 | 741 | 144 | 588 | 9 |
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) | 2017 | 535 | 95 | 441 | 0 |
Zaanstreek (CR) | 2017 | 532 | 55 | 477 | 0 |
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) | 2017 | 4,914 | 562 | 3,602 | 750 |
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) | 2017 | 966 | 117 | 795 | 54 |
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) | 2017 | 1,217 | 146 | 1,044 | 27 |
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) | 2017 | 1,351 | 141 | 1,210 | 0 |
Delft en Westland (CR) | 2017 | 799 | 13 | 786 | 0 |
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) | 2017 | 1,423 | 147 | 1,276 | 0 |
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) | 2017 | 6,382 | 773 | 5,555 | 54 |
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) | 2017 | 2,027 | 322 | 1,705 | 0 |
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) | 2017 | 2,302 | 98 | 2,184 | 20 |
Overig Zeeland (CR) | 2017 | 4,682 | 223 | 4,420 | 39 |
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2017 | 5,168 | 456 | 4,586 | 126 |
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2017 | 2,695 | 82 | 2,526 | 88 |
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2017 | 5,083 | 278 | 4,704 | 101 |
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 2017 | 4,548 | 191 | 4,189 | 167 |
Noord-Limburg (CR) | 2017 | 2,753 | 161 | 2,533 | 59 |
Midden-Limburg (CR) | 2017 | 2,283 | 173 | 2,109 | 0 |
Zuid-Limburg (CR) | 2017 | 2,985 | 373 | 2,514 | 98 |
Flevoland (CR) | 2017 | 3,421 | 212 | 3,110 | 99 |
No urban region (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Groningen (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Leeuwarden (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Zwolle (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Enschede (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Apeldoorn (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Arnhem (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Nijmegen (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Amersfoort (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Utrecht (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Amsterdam (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Haarlem (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Leiden (SG) | 2017 | ||||
's-Gravenhage (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Rotterdam (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Dordrecht (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Breda (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Tilburg (SG) | 2017 | ||||
's-Hertogenbosch (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Eindhoven (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Geleen/Sittard (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Heerlen (SG) | 2017 | ||||
Maastricht (SG) | 2017 | ||||
No metropolitan agglomeration (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Groningen (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Leeuwarden (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Zwolle (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Enschede (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Apeldoorn (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Arnhem (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Nijmegen (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Amersfoort (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Utrecht (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Amsterdam (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Haarlem (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Leiden (GA) | 2017 | ||||
's-Gravenhage (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Rotterdam (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Dordrecht (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Breda (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Tilburg (GA) | 2017 | ||||
's-Hertogenbosch (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Eindhoven (GA) | 2017 | ||||
Source: CBS. |
Dataset is not available.
This table provides information about the land use of the area of the Netherlands and the changes in land use.
Data available from: 1996.
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of 26 April 2023:
Addition of 2017 figures.
This table is based on the Bestand Bodemgebruik (BBG), which literally translates as the ‘land use file’. For intervening base years without a BBG, this table just presents total area statistics for the presented regions.
Previously published base years in this table are never revised for corrections established when a newer BBG-edition is produced. Such corrections consist of corrections of earlier misinterpretations and of improved interpretations based on new sources. The corrections are recorded in the so-called Mutatiebestand (the mutations file) which is a digital map, being a part of each BBG publication. See Bestand Bodemgebruik for further information on correction of the land use statistics and for available publications.
As of reporting year 2016, Statistics Netherlands no longer publishes data on metropolitan agglomerations and urban regions. Various social developments have rendered the philosophy and methodology underlying the delineation outdated. It furthermore appears that other agencies are using a different classification of metropolitan agglomerations and urban regions depending on the area of application. This means there is no longer a consensus on which standard applies.
The metropolitan agglomerations and urban regions will not be published anymore from 2015 onwards as a default regional figure.
When will new figures be published?
After the addition of the 2017 land use figures all updates to this table will be stopped.
The methodology of the land use statistics, as it has been in use up to the 2017-edition, is being redesigned. See for further information on this redesign and the availability of land use statistics based on the new methodology the web page Bestand Bodemgebruik.
Description topics
- Transport
- Area in use for traffic and transport on roads, on railways and in the air.
- Transport total
- Total area of the main group ‘Transport’.
- Railroad
- Area in use for traffic and transport on railways.
Including
- slopes;
- dead end rails to industrial area;
- shunting area;
- railway yard including station buildings and adjacent parking areas.
Excluding
- narrow gauge, this is included at the adjacent land use.
- Main road
- Area in use for traffic and transport over the main road network.
Including
- roads with function of transportation artery;
- included green in connections with roads and inside roundabouts;
- parking areas;
- busstation;
- gasoilstation;
- storages for road maintenance.
Excluding
- included green, larger than 1 ha in use of agriculture or woodland;
- included water larger than 1 ha;
- main road under construction.
- Airport
- Area in use for traffic and transport in the air.
Including
- paved and unpaved airstrips;
- associated buildings and parking areas.
Excluding
- unpaved soil inside the enclosed airport (not belonging to airstrips);
- adjacent areas with services and industries.