Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region

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Periods Regions Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Dairy cows (>= 2 years) (number) Grazing livestock Number of animals Goats Goats, total (number) Grazing livestock Number of animals Goats Goats for milking (number) Grazing livestock Number of animals Goats Other goats (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Dairy cows (>= 2 years) (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Goats Goats, total (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Goats Goats for milking (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Goats Other goats (number)
2000 Nederland 1,504,076 178,571 98,077 80,494 29,466 3,795 838 3,423
2005 1,433,202 291,891 172,159 119,732 23,527 4,552 733 4,318
2010 1,478,635 352,828 247,983 104,845 19,805 3,719 580 3,568
2015 1,621,767 469,749 327,652 142,097 18,265 3,185 545 3,025
2018 1,621,914 587,856 431,228 156,628 16,963 2,973 595 2,835
2019 1,577,964 614,645 456,561 158,084 16,260 3,043 584 2,913
2020 1,593,071 632,616 476,211 156,405 15,731 3,052 569 2,944
2000 Zuid-Holland (PV) 103,345 5,907 2,924 2,983 2,182 390 67 353
2005 96,622 10,542 6,245 4,297 1,743 441 57 420
2010 95,675 13,973 9,693 4,280 1,472 398 52 379
2015 100,643 14,978 10,340 4,638 1,320 302 43 287
2018 101,865 21,761 14,773 6,988 1,229 296 40 287
2019 90,715 23,720 15,012 8,708 1,058 306 34 299
2020 91,806 25,276 16,901 8,375 1,032 314 33 308
2000 Haarlemmermeer (LB) 965 24 2 22 19 12 1 11
2005 639 17 3 14 12 8 1 7
2010 628 23 0 23 9 7 0 7
2015 731 24 7 17 9 4 1 4
2018 598 10 0 10 6 5 0 5
2019 1,129 45 12 33 14 8 1 7
2020 1,154 73 22 51 13 9 1 8
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains data on land use, arable farming, horticulture, grassland, grazing livestock and housed animals, at regional level, by general farm type.

The figures in this table are derived from the agricultural census. Data collection for the agricultural census is part of a combined data collection for a.o. agricultural policy use and enforcement of the manure law.

Regional breakdown is based on the main location of the holding. Due to this the region where activities (crops, animals) are allocated may differ from the location where these activities actually occur.

The agricultural census is also used as the basis for the European Farm Structure Survey (FSS). Data from the agricultural census do not fully coincide with the FSS. In the FSS years (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010) additional information was collected to meet the requirements of the FSS.

Reference date for livestock is 1 April and for crops 15 May.

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: the 2025 figures are provisional; the other figures are final.

Changes as of November 28, 2025: the provisional 2025 figures have been added.

When will new figures be published?
According to regular planning provisional figures are published in November and the definite figures will follow in March of the following year.

Description topics

Grazing livestock
Includes cattle, sheep, goats and equidae.
Number of animals
Cattle
From 2013 onward the categories ‘Cows for fattening (>= 2 years)’ and ‘Suckling cows (>= 2 years)’ are no longer available separately, but merged into the new category ‘Other cows’. Also from 2013 onwards the categories ‘Bulls for breeding (>= 2 years)’ and ‘Bulls for fattening (>= 2 years)’ are merged into the new category ‘Bulls (>= 2 years)’.
Because of this the totals for ‘Cattle for milk or breeding’ and for ‘Cattle for fattening or grazing’ are no longer available.
From 2017 onwards, the cattle data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for cattle. This may, in comparison with the previous data collection method, affect the distribution between the different categories.
Dairy cows (>= 2 years)
Female bovine animals aged 2 years or older, that have calved at least once, and are kept for the production of milk or for breeding; includes dry cows (cows that temporarily do not produce milk because they are in calf).
Goats
From 2018 onwards the goats data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for sheep. As a result, the classification has changed compared to previous years.
Goats, total
Goats for milking
Other goats
Number of farms
Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several activities (such a holding is counted for each activity, but only once in the total).
Cattle
From 2013 onward the categories ‘Cows for fattening (>= 2 years)’ and ‘Suckling cows (>= 2 years)’ are no longer available separately, but merged into the new category ‘Other cows’. Also from 2013 onwards the categories ‘Bulls for breeding (>= 2 years)’ and ‘Bulls for fattening (>= 2 years)’ are merged into the new category ‘Bulls (>= 2 years)’.
Because of this the totals for ‘Cattle for milk or breeding’ and for ‘Cattle for fattening or grazing’ are no longer available.
From 2017 onwards, the cattle data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for cattle. This may, in comparison with the previous data collection method, affect the distribution between the different categories.
Dairy cows (>= 2 years)
Female bovine animals aged 2 years or older, that have calved at least once, and are kept for the production of milk or for breeding; includes dry cows (cows that temporarily do not produce milk because they are in calf).
Goats
From 2018 onwards the goats data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for sheep. As a result, the classification has changed compared to previous years.
Goats, total
Goats for milking
Other goats