Land use; all categories, municipalities

Land use; all categories, municipalities

Regions Periods Recreation Recreation total (ha) Recreation Park and public garden (ha) Recreation Sport grounds (ha) Recreation Allotment garden (ha) Recreation Area for daytrips (ha) Recreation Holiday recreation (ha) Inland water Water with recreational usage (ha)
The Netherlands 2017 108,335 32,863 36,288 3,608 11,526 24,051 11,104
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2017 15,475 3,675 5,190 342 1,598 4,670 1,461
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2017 26,681 7,103 8,565 602 2,791 7,620 2,825
West-Nederland (LD) 2017 43,637 15,693 13,619 2,243 4,951 7,131 4,028
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2017 22,542 6,391 8,914 420 2,186 4,630 2,790
Groningen (PV) 2017 4,123 1,492 1,455 130 518 527 410
Fryslân (PV) 2017 5,556 1,118 1,843 118 663 1,813 606
Drenthe (PV) 2017 5,797 1,064 1,892 94 417 2,329 445
Overijssel (PV) 2017 7,518 1,991 2,609 196 396 2,326 366
Flevoland (PV) 2017 4,852 1,773 1,384 154 916 626 504
Gelderland (PV) 2017 14,311 3,340 4,572 253 1,478 4,668 1,956
Utrecht (PV) 2017 6,036 2,262 2,231 224 492 827 582
Noord-Holland (PV) 2017 15,302 5,498 4,955 887 1,936 2,027 1,594
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2017 17,314 7,162 5,335 1,019 2,237 1,560 1,607
Zeeland (PV) 2017 4,985 771 1,099 113 286 2,717 245
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2017 14,988 4,260 6,070 319 1,404 2,935 1,660
Limburg (PV) 2017 7,553 2,132 2,844 101 782 1,695 1,130
Oost-Groningen (CR) 2017 1,482 510 542 37 190 203 213
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2017 370 194 137 10 11 18 19
Overig Groningen (CR) 2017 2,270 788 776 83 317 307 177
Noord-Friesland (CR) 2017 2,540 469 867 48 316 840 267
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2017 1,583 267 420 25 216 654 259
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2017 1,433 382 557 45 131 319 79
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2017 2,435 365 824 31 145 1,071 145
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2017 2,033 474 652 35 229 643 262
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2017 1,329 226 415 29 43 616 38
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2017 3,010 704 805 85 171 1,245 173
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2017 794 252 311 30 6 195 20
Twente (CR) 2017 3,714 1,035 1,493 81 219 886 173
Veluwe (CR) 2017 5,434 799 1,373 79 472 2,709 297
Achterhoek (CR) 2017 3,087 638 1,126 59 191 1,072 253
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2017 4,206 1,591 1,477 86 515 537 852
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2017 1,585 312 596 28 300 349 553
Utrecht (CR) 2017 6,036 2,262 2,231 224 492 827 582
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2017 3,449 708 1,080 115 278 1,269 149
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2017 1,294 468 414 98 125 189 118
IJmond (CR) 2017 1,474 513 440 67 312 142 98
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2017 1,141 377 486 57 89 132 90
Zaanstreek (CR) 2017 598 224 278 47 39 9 89
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2017 6,226 2,908 1,822 465 934 97 869
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2017 1,120 300 434 38 159 190 181
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2017 1,842 610 625 120 251 236 191
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2017 3,296 1,608 1,081 200 303 104 440
Delft en Westland (CR) 2017 881 300 407 31 87 56 107
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2017 1,611 498 678 82 181 172 139
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2017 7,853 3,411 1,947 492 1,111 891 635
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2017 1,830 735 596 93 304 102 95
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2017 1,222 241 366 20 24 571 49
Overig Zeeland (CR) 2017 3,763 530 733 93 261 2,146 197
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2017 3,153 1,042 1,277 67 223 544 212
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2017 3,120 685 1,229 75 410 721 281
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2017 3,886 1,166 1,526 82 501 611 775
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2017 4,829 1,367 2,038 96 269 1,059 393
Noord-Limburg (CR) 2017 2,322 368 883 14 197 860 233
Midden-Limburg (CR) 2017 1,781 299 629 28 323 501 696
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2017 3,451 1,465 1,332 59 262 334 201
Flevoland (CR) 2017 4,852 1,773 1,384 154 916 626 504
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.
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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

Recreation
Area in use for recreation.
Recreation total
Total area of the main group ‘Recreation’.
Park and public garden
Green area in use for relaxation.

Including
- area within a built-up environment for the public with lawns, playing fields, sunbathing areas, paths, shrubs, flowerbeds and waterponds;
- greenbelts.

Parts of the parks that can be assigned to woodland (also larger than 1 hectare) will be assigned to park and public garden.
Sport grounds
Area in use for sport activities.

Including
- area for fieldsport, including trotting and racing, golf area;
- swimming pool, ice skating place;
- sports hall and horse riding school;
- permanent motorcross area (including basic ones);
- associated stands;
- woodland if included in the sport area;
- associated parking areas and forest- or shrublines.

Minimum size of 0,5 hectare.
Allotment garden
Area for non-commercial vegetable and flower cultivation.

Including
- allotment gardens ordered in complexes;
- elongated complexes next to railways;
- schoolgardens;
- associated parking areas and forest- or shrublines.

Minimum size of 0,1 hectare.
Area for daytrips
Area in use for daytrips like zoos, open air musea and attraction parks.

Including
- camping for only day use;
- zoo and safaripark;
- fairypark;
- amusement park;
- open air museum;
- yacht-basin excluding the water, but including the area of associated industry with a minimum size of 0,1 hectare;
- associated parking areas and forest- or shrublines.
- natural area with grass or shrubs (not for agriculture and not dry natural open area), designed with footpaths or bikelanes and recreational objects like seats.

Including the categories if they do not belong to park or public garden:
- playing grounds;
- picknick areas;
- deerpark;
- children’s farm;
- miniature golf;
- playing field.

Minimum size for yacht-basins (the land part) of 0,1 hectare.
Holiday recreation
Area in use for a recreational residence of several days, like campings, holiday parks and youth hostels.

Including
- camping and caravan area, farmyard campsite;
- area with recreational houses;
- holiday park and holiday houses;
- youth hostel;
- associated parking areas and forest- or shrublines.

Holiday recreation areas are mainly limited on the map by a fence. As the limit of the object, the location of the fence is used.
Inland water
Inland water in use as waterway, recreational water, mining area, sewage or sludge farm, water reservoir, including IJsselmeer.
Water with recreational usage
Inland water for recreation, like water in parks and golf area’s, rowing tracks and recreational ponds.

Including
- water in parks;
- beachwater, swimming pond;
- recreation pond (surfing, swimming etc);
- water in golf area;
- water in yacht basins;
- rowing course, water ski.

The shores of these areas are at least three quarter a sport ground, an area of holiday recreation, an area for day trips, or park. An exception on this are the rowing courses and water ski.

Minimum size of yacht basins of 0,5 hectare of the water part.