Agricultural census; types of holdings, regional division, 1992 - 2000

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Type of holding Regions Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers Regular workers, total (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers Family workers (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers Non-family workers (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of family workers Number of family workers, total (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of family workers 1 person (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of family workers 2 persons (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of family workers 3 persons or more (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of non-family workers Number of non-family workers, total (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of non-family workers 1 person (absolute) Agricultural and horticultural holdings Regular workers By number of non-family workers 2 persons (absolute)
All types of holdings The Netherlands 97,483 93,182 18,448 93,182 31,068 37,562 24,552 18,448 8,005 3,246
North Netherlands 16,276 15,987 2,189 15,987 5,727 6,166 4,094 2,189 1,406 348
East Netherlands 30,597 29,813 4,147 29,813 9,956 11,958 7,899 4,147 2,262 727
West Netherlands 26,369 24,608 7,260 24,608 8,227 9,659 6,722 7,260 2,424 1,274
South Netherlands 24,241 22,774 4,852 22,774 7,158 9,779 5,837 4,852 1,913 897
Province of Groningen 4,210 4,136 629 4,136 1,472 1,558 1,106 629 402 105
Province of Friesland 7,115 7,022 928 7,022 2,486 2,725 1,811 928 669 138
Province of Drenthe 4,951 4,829 632 4,829 1,769 1,883 1,177 632 335 105
Province of Overijssel 11,402 11,219 1,082 11,219 3,493 4,441 3,285 1,082 694 173
Province of Flevoland 2,335 2,232 666 2,232 507 1,029 696 666 331 123
Province of Gelderland 16,860 16,362 2,399 16,362 5,956 6,488 3,918 2,399 1,237 431
Province of Utrecht 3,824 3,673 571 3,673 1,309 1,454 910 571 302 97
Province of Noord-Holland 7,069 6,527 1,829 6,527 2,075 2,521 1,931 1,829 600 294
Province of Zuid-Holland 11,245 10,269 4,315 10,269 3,228 4,071 2,970 4,315 1,223 790
Province of Zeeland 4,231 4,139 545 4,139 1,615 1,613 911 545 299 93
Province of Noord-Brabant 17,294 16,236 3,267 16,236 5,136 7,086 4,014 3,267 1,388 596
Province of Limburg 6,947 6,538 1,585 6,538 2,022 2,693 1,823 1,585 525 301
Bouwhoek and Hogeland 2,240 2,200 427 2,200 747 833 620 427 274 86
Former peat districts and Oldambt 4,396 4,262 689 4,262 1,483 1,615 1,164 689 348 121
Northern grazing area 11,668 11,536 1,258 11,536 4,060 4,637 2,839 1,258 905 163
Eastern livestock area 17,442 17,084 1,932 17,084 5,634 6,623 4,827 1,932 1,206 328
Central livestock area 5,604 5,459 559 5,459 2,209 2,206 1,044 559 332 100
IJsselmeer polders 2,791 2,680 757 2,680 617 1,218 845 757 380 141
Western part of Holland 12,113 10,820 5,200 10,820 3,193 4,252 3,375 5,200 1,359 916
Waterland and surrounding polders 1,315 1,277 156 1,277 460 487 330 156 80 30
Grazing area in Holland and Utrecht 4,822 4,686 594 4,686 1,680 1,835 1,171 594 333 101
River shoreline areas 5,737 5,428 1,307 5,428 1,912 2,113 1,403 1,307 508 249
South-west farming area 6,823 6,575 1,081 6,575 2,454 2,613 1,508 1,081 538 181
South-west Brabant 2,832 2,687 557 2,687 756 1,294 637 557 167 93
Southern livestock area 18,112 16,944 3,735 16,944 5,299 7,292 4,353 3,735 1,479 697
Southern part of Limburg 1,588 1,544 196 1,544 564 544 436 196 96 40
Holdings without agricultural area The Netherlands 1,769 1,505 580 1,505 579 670 256 580 185 113
North Netherlands 235 216 34 216 104 81 31 34 17 6
East Netherlands 567 503 142 503 214 218 71 142 60 32
West Netherlands 206 173 70 173 78 66 29 70 17 24
South Netherlands 761 613 334 613 183 305 125 334 91 51
Province of Groningen 55 50 9 50 24 21 5 9 1 -
Province of Friesland 105 96 18 96 49 32 15 18 12 4
Province of Drenthe 75 70 7 70 31 28 11 7 4 2
Province of Overijssel 161 148 31 148 67 63 18 31 18 7
Province of Flevoland 18 15 8 15 8 4 3 8 3 1
Province of Gelderland 388 340 103 340 139 151 50 103 39 24
Province of Utrecht 49 42 17 42 19 16 7 17 5 7
Province of Noord-Holland 59 48 21 48 21 17 10 21 5 7
Province of Zuid-Holland 70 60 23 60 34 18 8 23 6 7
Province of Zeeland 28 23 9 23 4 15 4 9 1 3
Province of Noord-Brabant 506 410 209 410 123 206 81 209 62 36
Province of Limburg 255 203 125 203 60 99 44 125 29 15
Bouwhoek and Hogeland 20 19 3 19 8 8 3 3 2 1
Former peat districts and Oldambt 58 54 5 54 23 23 8 5 2 2
Northern grazing area 182 164 33 164 88 56 20 33 16 5
Eastern livestock area 250 223 49 223 93 95 35 49 27 12
Central livestock area 196 177 35 177 80 79 18 35 16 10
IJsselmeer polders 20 17 10 17 8 5 4 10 4 1
Western part of Holland 62 53 24 53 25 20 8 24 9 5
Waterland and surrounding polders 17 16 1 16 8 5 3 1 - 1
Grazing area in Holland and Utrecht 64 56 16 56 27 21 8 16 3 8
River shoreline areas 109 93 57 93 30 44 19 57 15 11
South-west farming area 61 45 29 45 14 22 9 29 3 7
South-west Brabant 44 40 16 40 12 22 6 16 2 4
Southern livestock area 663 527 292 527 157 259 111 292 80 45
Southern part of Limburg 23 21 10 21 6 11 4 10 6 1
Holdings covering 0,01 -< 0,50 ha The Netherlands 1,962 1,823 450 1,823 778 789 256 450 162 93
North Netherlands 111 102 30 102 45 45 12 30 8 4
East Netherlands 456 434 99 434 171 197 66 99 33 17
West Netherlands 952 874 220 874 410 347 117 220 86 43
South Netherlands 443 413 101 413 152 200 61 101 35 29
Province of Groningen 29 28 6 28 10 18 - 6 3 -
Province of Friesland 34 31 10 31 16 12 3 10 3 1
Province of Drenthe 48 43 14 43 19 15 9 14 2 3
Province of Overijssel 89 82 22 82 30 33 19 22 10 2
Province of Flevoland 8 7 3 7 2 4 1 3 1 1
Province of Gelderland 359 345 74 345 139 160 46 74 22 14
Province of Utrecht 71 60 26 60 28 21 11 26 9 5
Province of Noord-Holland 282 253 67 253 111 110 32 67 23 14
Province of Zuid-Holland 572 534 122 534 262 202 70 122 54 22
Province of Zeeland 27 27 5 27 9 14 4 5 - 2
Province of Noord-Brabant 292 270 56 270 106 125 39 56 24 13
Province of Limburg 151 143 45 143 46 75 22 45 11 16
Bouwhoek and Hogeland 18 17 6 17 6 11 - 6 1 1
Former peat districts and Oldambt 44 39 13 39 16 18 5 13 3 2
Northern grazing area 63 61 15 61 27 25 9 15 8 1
Eastern livestock area 161 151 34 151 58 65 28 34 12 6
Central livestock area 144 139 24 139 70 56 13 24 9 2
IJsselmeer polders 9 8 3 8 3 4 1 3 1 1
Western part of Holland 787 724 175 724 343 287 94 175 72 32
Waterland and surrounding polders 11 10 1 10 7 3 - 1 - 1
Grazing area in Holland and Utrecht 71 62 25 62 22 27 13 25 8 5
River shoreline areas 179 166 47 166 63 75 28 47 12 11
South-west farming area 53 52 9 52 22 22 8 9 3 3
South-west Brabant 58 56 4 56 20 31 5 4 - 1
Southern livestock area 343 319 82 319 111 160 48 82 31 25
Southern part of Limburg 21 19 12 19 10 5 4 12 2 2
Holdings covering 0,50 -< 1 ha The Netherlands 4,124 3,815 1,447 3,815 1,322 1,785 708 1,447 523 328
North Netherlands 176 169 47 169 66 83 20 47 12 12
East Netherlands 925 885 201 885 358 384 143 201 73 40
West Netherlands 2,127 1,955 945 1,955 623 917 415 945 353 223
South Netherlands 896 806 254 806 275 401 130 254 85 53
Province of Groningen 60 56 18 56 21 32 3 18 3 3
Province of Friesland 58 57 11 57 29 22 6 11 4 5
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


Subjects:

1. Number of agricultural and horticultural holdings
2. Areas, livestock, cattle units and workers

Selection dimensions:
1. Type of holding: size of the holding in cultivated land
type of holding in dsus
holdings by main type of holding
holdings by type of holding (detailed)
2. Region: the Netherlands
provinces
groups of agricultural areas
3. Years: 1992-2000

Period under review: 1992-2000.

Frequency: discontinued

Changes to the previous version: in 2006 (minor) changes in content have
occured. For comparable time series data have been revised from 2000
onwards. Revised data are available through the Dutch version of this
table.

Description topics

Agricultural and horticultural holdings
Regular workers
Regular workers, total
Family workers
Participating family members on agricultural and horticultural holdings
include:
* farm holder
* husband/wife
* children living at home
* children not living at home
* other family members living at home
They are supposed to work on the farm on a regular basis.
Non-family workers
Refers to personnel not related to the holder as well as all personnel of
legal personalities, i.e. non-family holdings. Partnerships are included
in family holdings.
By number of family workers
Participating family members in agricultural and horticultural holdings
include:
*holder
*husband/wife
*children living at home
*children not living at home
*other family members living at home,
provided they work on a more or less regular basis.
Number of family workers, total
1 person
2 persons
3 persons or more
By number of non-family workers
Includes personnel not related to the holder as well as all personnel of
legal personalities, i.e. non-family holdings. Partnerships are included
in family holdings.
Number of non-family workers, total
1 person
2 persons