Arable crops; production, to region 1994-2023

Arable crops; production, to region 1994-2023

Arable crops Periods Regions Area under cultivation (ha) Harvested area (ha) Gross yield per ha (1 000 kg) Gross yield, total (1 000 kg)
Wheat (total) 2000 Nederland 136,686 136,072 8.4 1,142,695
Wheat (total) 2022 Nederland 124,348 123,788 9.6 1,190,494
Wheat (total) 2023* Nederland 130,458
Wheat, winter 2000 Nederland 120,510 119,929 8.6 1,032,342
Wheat, winter 2022 Nederland 108,321 107,813 9.9 1,070,050
Wheat, winter 2023* Nederland 121,661
Wheat, spring 2000 Nederland 16,176 16,143 6.8 110,354
Wheat, spring 2022 Nederland 16,027 15,975 7.5 120,445
Wheat, spring 2023* Nederland 8,798
Barley, winter 2000 Nederland 3,635 3,630 5.8 20,876
Barley, winter 2022 Nederland 10,552 10,508 8.9 93,199
Barley, winter 2023* Nederland 15,018
Barley, spring 2000 Nederland 43,537 43,391 6.2 266,967
Barley, spring 2022 Nederland 26,306 26,017 7.6 196,757
Barley, spring 2023* Nederland 20,656
Rye 2000 Nederland 5,961 5,850 5.0 29,033
Rye 2022 Nederland 2,288 2,223 4.2 9,234
Rye 2023* Nederland 2,312
Oats 2000 Nederland 2,404 2,366 5.6 13,315
Oats 2022 Nederland 1,494 1,471 6.0 8,792
Oats 2023* Nederland 1,633
Triticale 2000 Nederland 6,646 6,609 5.4 36,009
Triticale 2022 Nederland 1,278 1,274 5.4 6,865
Triticale 2023* Nederland 1,462
Grain maize 2000 Nederland 20,298 20,298 16.9 343,505
Grain maize 2022 Nederland 13,742 13,642 12.1 164,857
Grain maize 2023* Nederland 10,126
Green maize 2000 Nederland 205,321 205,321 39.7 8,154,177
Green maize 2022 Nederland 183,274 182,803 45.0 8,230,047
Green maize 2023* Nederland 179,896
Maize, corn cob mix 2000 Nederland 7,219 7,219 18.5 133,274
Maize, corn cob mix 2022 Nederland 6,582 6,488 11.2 72,529
Maize, corn cob mix 2023* Nederland 5,975
Kidney beans 2000 Nederland 1,126 1,126 2.8 3,153
Kidney beans 2022 Nederland 1,199 1,199 2.3 2,759
Kidney beans 2023* Nederland 1,659
Turnip rape (total) 2000 Nederland 854 853 3.4 2,907
Turnip rape (total) 2022 Nederland 1,612 1,499 4.4 6,649
Turnip rape (total) 2023* Nederland 2,078
Fibre flax 2000 Nederland 4,379 4,379 6.1 26,860
Fibre flax 2022 Nederland 1,985 1,945 5.2 10,114
Fibre flax 2023* Nederland 2,375
Linseed 2000 Nederland 4,379 4,373 0.9 4,000
Linseed 2022 Nederland 1,985 1,945 1.0 1,945
Linseed 2023* Nederland 2,375
Chicory 2000 Nederland 4,756 4,124 44.7 184,431
Chicory 2022 Nederland 3,514 3,435 42.1 144,788
Chicory 2023* Nederland 2,724
Hemp 2000 Nederland 792 792 5.9 4,651
Hemp 2022 Nederland 1,684 1,684 8.4 14,142
Hemp 2023* Nederland 1,977
Potatoes (total) 2000 Nederland 180,200 174,929 46.5 8,126,799
Potatoes (total) 2022 Nederland 163,058 162,279 42.6 6,915,875
Potatoes (total) 2023* Nederland 158,077
Ware potatoes (total) 2000 Nederland 87,439 84,044 53.1 4,465,429
Ware potatoes (total) 2022 Nederland 76,595 75,881 47.1 3,577,193
Ware potatoes (total) 2023* Nederland 75,484
Ware potatoes on clay soil 2000 Nederland 61,809 59,463 53.2 3,165,512
Ware potatoes on clay soil 2022 Nederland .
Ware potatoes on clay soil 2023* Nederland .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil 2000 Nederland 25,632 24,580 52.9 1,299,914
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil 2022 Nederland .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil 2023* Nederland .
Seed potatoes (total) 2000 Nederland 41,801 41,509 36.0 1,495,767
Seed potatoes (total) 2022 Nederland 43,157 43,092 37.0 1,593,443
Seed potatoes (total) 2023* Nederland 40,064
Seed potatoes on clay soil 2000 Nederland 34,706 34,458 36.8 1,268,852
Seed potatoes on clay soil 2022 Nederland .
Seed potatoes on clay soil 2023* Nederland .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil 2000 Nederland 7,096 7,052 32.2 226,914
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil 2022 Nederland .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil 2023* Nederland .
Starch potatoes 2000 Nederland 50,958 49,376 43.9 2,165,606
Starch potatoes 2022 Nederland 43,306 43,306 40.3 1,745,240
Starch potatoes 2023* Nederland 42,529
Sugar beet 2000 Nederland 110,998 109,714 61.3 6,727,494
Sugar beet 2022 Nederland 81,744 81,751 88.8 7,256,560
Sugar beet 2023* Nederland 80,634
Seed onions (total) 2000 Nederland 13,988 13,244 62.0 821,022
Seed onions (total) 2022 Nederland 27,421 27,277 44.5 1,214,792
Seed onions (total) 2023* Nederland 29,265
Seed onions: yellow 2000 Nederland .
Seed onions: yellow 2022 Nederland 22,511 22,370 45.5 1,018,407
Seed onions: yellow 2023* Nederland 25,570
Seed onion: red 2000 Nederland .
Seed onion: red 2022 Nederland 4,910 4,907 40.0 196,385
Seed onion: red 2023* Nederland 3,695
Seed onions (exc. loss) 2000 Nederland 13,988 13,244 60.0 788,483
Seed onions (exc. loss) 2022 Nederland .
Seed onions (exc. loss) 2023* Nederland .
Onion sets (2nd year) 2000 Nederland .
Onion sets (2nd year) 2022 Nederland 5,784 5,776 46.3 267,649
Onion sets (2nd year) 2023* Nederland 5,480
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides information per crop about the cultivated and harvested area, yield per hectare and the total yield in a crop year. The data are available for the Netherlands as a whole and by province.

Applying crop rotation helps a farmer to avoid deterioration in soil fertility.
A cultivation plan is prepared annually, to make sure that the same crop is not cultivated in the same place year after year.
Usually, one third of the arable land is covered with cereals (mainly winter wheat and spring barley), a quarter is covered with potatoes, one eighth is covered with sugar beet, and one tenth is used for vegetables(mainly onions) as well as a green fodder crop (mainly green maize).

To obtain the figure for the yield, first a preliminary harvest estimate is made. This takes place from August to October.

The estimate is made definite from December to March.

The yields per hectare are rounded off to the nearest 100 kilograms. The total yields are rounded off to the nearest 1000 kilograms.

Data available from 1994 to 2023

Status of the figures:
The data about 2023 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, the data is no longer finalized.

Changes as of 3 oktober 2023:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table is followed by Arable crops; production, regio. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Area under cultivation
Area of cultivated land in use for growing crops.
Harvested area
At the preliminary harvest estimates this area is in principle equal to
the area under cultivation. However based on information from experts on
expected crop failure it is possible to make an estimate of the area that
probably will not be harvested. When this is the case the harvested area
is smaller than the cultivated area.
Definite figures are based on already harvested areas and areas expected
to be harvested later on. This is the area on which production
has taken place effectively. Due to circumstances (for example flooding)
this (surface) area can be smaller than the original (surface) area used
for cultivation.
Gross yield per ha
In determining the yield per hectare (the average yield figure) only the
hectares which are effectively harvested or will be harvested are
counted. Hectares of which the harvest is lost (for example due to
flooding) are not counted.
The yields of grain corn and corn cob mix have been calculated in the
situation in which these harvested crops contain a humidity of 35 percent.
Green maize is calculated at a moisture content of 65 percent.
In the preliminary estimate the yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rye
and triticale) are defined as the gross weight of the harvested grains.
The definite estimate is the weight in the situation where each grain
would contain 16 percent moisture.
Explanation:
Cereal with 16 percent moisture (or less) is so dry that it can be
stored without problems. More moisture would mean that the grain first has
to be dried, before it can be stored. Drying the crop costs money, the
companies therefore prefer harvesting by 16 percent moisture content.
But this does not always work; in reality, the grain contains more water.
However, in order to get a good estimate of the actual 'dry' yield
all individual statements of the yields per hectare (from which the actual
moisture content is known) are recalculated to the situation with 16
percent moisture.
Gross yield, total
The total yield (total gross production) includes the whole area which
has been harvested or still will be harvested. The total yield also
includes the part of production that for some reason is unsuitable for
its original purpose. This only applies if the crop can still be used for
other purposes (for example, potatoes which can only be used for animal
feed). This is the reason why the gross yield does not equal the
commercial production.
The yields of grain corn and corn cob mix have been calculated as the
harvested crops contain 35 percent moisture. Green maize is calculated at
a moisture content of 65 percent.
In the preliminary estimate, the yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats,
rye and triticale) is defined as the gross weight of the harvested grains.
The definite estimate is the weight in the situation where each grain
contains 16 percent moisture.
Explanation:
Cereal with 16 percent moisture (or less) is so dry that it can be
stored without problems. More moisture would mean that the grain first has
to be dried, before it can be stored. Drying the crop costs money, the
companies therefore prefer harvesting by 16 percent moisture content.
But this does not always work; in reality, the grain contains more water.
However, in order to get a good estimate of the actual 'dry' yield
all individual statements of the yields per hectare (from which the actual
moisture content is known) are recalculated to the situation with 16
percent moisture.