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

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Periods Regions Land use Area Utilised agricultural area (UAA) (are) Land use Area Other land (are) Land use Number of farms Utilised agricultural area (UAA) (number) Land use Number of farms Other land (number) Arable land Area Potatoes Potatoes, total (are) Arable land Area Cereals (are) Arable land Number of farms Potatoes Potatoes, total (number) Arable land Number of farms Cereals (number) Horticulture, in the open Area Horticulture in the open, total (are) Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Dairy cows (>= 2 years) (number) Grazing livestock Number of animals Goats Goats, total (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Grazing livestock, total (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Sheep (number)
2000 Nederland 197,550,427 15,187,102 95,944 68,006 18,016,160 22,574,767 15,267 22,665 8,106,079 1,504,076 178,571 60,168 17,574
2005 193,769,503 13,464,321 80,231 59,706 15,578,061 22,328,734 10,458 18,682 8,139,184 1,433,202 291,891 51,100 14,360
2010 187,231,940 14,627,654 70,627 63,871 15,826,994 21,876,353 9,334 14,992 8,707,297 1,478,635 352,828 45,858 12,871
2015 184,574,562 17,014,954 62,256 59,821 15,651,111 19,681,715 9,507 12,377 9,046,390 1,621,767 469,749 39,321 11,378
2020 181,445,084 15,287,422 51,282 45,508 16,562,083 17,354,596 9,548 11,987 9,312,775 1,593,071 632,616 31,084 8,283
2021 181,191,192 . 50,677 . 16,030,226 17,340,381 9,195 11,726 9,480,615 1,571,341 643,364 30,735 8,246
2000 Zuid-Holland (PV) 14,549,675 1,054,840 11,192 7,662 1,272,142 1,559,006 1,182 1,283 1,088,549 103,345 5,907 4,115 2,321
2005 14,222,945 920,140 8,774 6,072 1,012,929 1,677,644 769 1,115 927,100 96,622 10,542 3,384 1,922
2010 13,415,957 1,021,443 7,140 6,080 1,104,868 1,678,567 670 968 833,219 95,675 13,973 3,265 1,776
2015 12,739,302 1,144,689 5,752 5,293 1,011,474 1,574,215 634 801 728,802 100,643 14,978 2,775 1,497
2020 11,694,604 1,111,893 4,406 3,126 1,008,135 1,187,950 586 655 749,291 91,806 25,276 1,979 1,059
2021 11,706,980 . 4,355 . 945,164 1,222,829 553 662 748,914 91,559 25,653 1,951 1,048
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

Land use
Area
Utilised agricultural area (UAA)
Utilised agricultural area (UAA) is land that is permanently or
temporarily part of the holding, and is mainly used for the production of agricultural goods (crops, livestock), including fallow land and (temporary) grassland.
_
Includes arable land, horticulture in the open, horticulture under glass, grassland and green fodder crops.
Other land
Includes unutilised agricultural land, wooded area, and other land (e.g. buildings, farmyard, ponds, nature reserves).
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).
Utilised agricultural area (UAA)
Utilised agricultural area (UAA) is land that is permanently or
temporarily part of the holding, and is mainly used for the production of agricultural goods (crops, livestock), including fallow land and (temporary) grassland.
_
Includes arable land, horticulture in the open, horticulture under glass, grassland and green fodder crops.
Other land
Includes unutilised agricultural land, wooded area, and other land (e.g. buildings, farmyard, ponds, nature reserves).
Arable land
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually for industrial processing.
Area
Potatoes
Potatoes, total
Cereals
Cereals harvested for grain, including seed.
_
Includes barley, sorghum, oats, maize (excluding green maize), rye, wheat and triticale.
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).
Potatoes
Potatoes, total
Cereals
Cereals harvested for grain, including seed.
_
Includes barley, sorghum, oats, maize (excluding green maize), rye, wheat and triticale.
Horticulture, in the open
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually directly for
the market.
Area
Horticulture in the open, total
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
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).
Grazing livestock, total
Sheep
From 2018 onwards the sheep data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for sheep. As a result, the classification has changed compared to previous years.