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

Changed on: 28/11/2025 02:00

Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region
Farm types	Periods	Regions	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Cattle, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Young animals for milk (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Calves for fattening (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Young animals for fattening (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Dairy cows (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Other cows Other cows, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Other cows Cows for fattening (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Other cows Suckling cows (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Bulls (>= 2 years) Bulls (>= 2 years), total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Bulls (>= 2 years) Bulls for breeding (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Cattle Bulls (>= 2 years) Bulls for fattening (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Sheep (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 animals Equidae Equidae, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Equidae Horses (number)	Grazing livestock Number of animals Equidae Ponies (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Grazing livestock, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Cattle, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Young animals for milk (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Calves for fattening (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Young animals for fattening (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Dairy cows (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Other cows Other cows, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Other cows Cows for fattening (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Other cows Suckling cows (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Bulls (>= 2 years) Bulls (>= 2 years), total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Bulls (>= 2 years) Bulls for breeding (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Cattle Bulls (>= 2 years) Bulls for fattening (>= 2 years) (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Sheep (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)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Equidae Equidae, total (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Equidae Horses (number)	Grazing livestock Number of farms Equidae Ponies (number)
Specialist grazing livestock	2000	Nederland	3,595,583	1,177,724	724,777	194,390	1,358,015	.	54,978	69,947	.	9,323	6,429	1,074,119	158,903	90,231	68,672	94,465	64,113	30,352	45,102	37,238	29,418	2,414	9,096	25,649	.	5,151	6,855	.	4,583	1,709	13,263	2,814	697	2,527	14,127	10,339	7,771
Specialist grazing livestock	2005	Nederland	3,459,534	1,046,349	769,443	172,049	1,328,813	.	52,861	71,549	.	11,415	7,055	1,153,138	266,990	162,155	104,835	111,857	74,802	37,055	40,387	31,785	23,511	2,844	8,216	21,187	.	5,275	6,363	.	4,227	1,896	11,241	3,554	642	3,359	13,300	9,492	8,115
Specialist grazing livestock	2010	Nederland	3,680,916	1,155,856	862,591	154,475	1,397,974	.	32,053	63,533	.	7,174	7,260	987,877	332,601	237,920	94,681	127,026	83,975	43,051	38,024	28,789	20,862	1,760	7,154	18,336	.	4,487	5,947	.	4,573	1,911	10,661	2,988	529	2,857	11,558	8,726	7,278
Specialist grazing livestock	2015	Nederland	3,886,161	1,267,090	844,062	137,544	1,558,618	67,178	.	.	11,669	.	.	847,157	445,482	313,120	132,362	106,827	74,171	32,656	33,641	25,990	19,404	1,647	5,772	17,315	6,790	.	.	5,087	.	.	9,633	2,631	510	2,487	9,024	7,046	5,593
Specialist grazing livestock	2020	Nederland	3,616,145	883,077	1,009,107	131,827	1,533,074	47,337	.	.	11,723	.	.	793,548	616,989	468,506	148,483	78,435	56,407	22,028	25,933	21,533	16,278	1,478	4,641	14,956	3,449	.	.	4,648	.	.	6,735	2,451	531	2,362	6,073	4,830	3,804
Specialist grazing livestock	2022	Nederland	3,617,138	926,246	988,225	137,997	1,511,141	42,977	.	.	10,552	.	.	760,943	632,430	482,494	149,936	.	.	.	23,048	20,491	15,368	1,416	4,652	13,991	3,308	.	.	4,354	.	.	6,647	2,590	608	2,455	.	.	.
Specialist grazing livestock	2023	Nederland	3,616,670	936,054	962,646	148,491	1,516,226	41,924	.	.	11,329	.	.	753,035	634,037	481,860	152,177	85,073	55,185	29,888	24,412	20,072	14,949	1,368	4,774	13,589	3,317	.	.	4,420	.	.	6,649	2,678	595	2,547	6,172	4,764	4,261
Specialist grazing livestock	2000	Zuid-Holland (PV)	195,059	69,230	10,978	7,408	98,431	.	3,912	4,182	.	484	434	121,221	5,228	2,890	2,338	6,086	3,988	2,098	3,235	2,683	2,197	76	574	2,031	.	376	492	.	360	130	1,845	271	56	242	815	573	503
Specialist grazing livestock	2005	Zuid-Holland (PV)	182,575	62,086	8,852	9,179	92,855	.	3,754	4,679	.	726	444	135,787	8,863	5,385	3,478	6,051	3,839	2,212	2,766	2,244	1,746	123	541	1,643	.	424	474	.	358	123	1,592	332	46	316	708	495	487
Specialist grazing livestock	2010	Zuid-Holland (PV)	182,717	66,251	5,479	9,074	93,518	.	2,809	4,549	.	528	509	116,893	12,635	8,882	3,753	11,816	7,418	4,398	2,793	2,071	1,574	28	503	1,424	.	364	504	.	375	141	1,537	325	48	307	799	611	596
Specialist grazing livestock	2015	Zuid-Holland (PV)	187,738	70,451	4,372	8,458	98,288	5,409	.	.	760	.	.	101,421	14,782	10,339	4,443	10,449	7,006	3,443	2,437	1,837	1,425	27	413	1,283	573	.	.	397	.	.	1,322	250	42	236	637	520	460
Specialist grazing livestock	2020	Zuid-Holland (PV)	151,746	46,829	5,505	6,460	89,110	3,135	.	.	707	.	.	91,160	24,163	16,273	7,890	5,790	3,969	1,821	1,709	1,372	1,084	18	303	1,000	263	.	.	323	.	.	923	255	32	249	370	277	277
Specialist grazing livestock	2022	Zuid-Holland (PV)	151,816	48,293	4,613	6,741	88,715	2,767	.	.	687	.	.	87,475	24,028	18,040	5,988	.	.	.	1,562	1,309	1,033	18	299	948	258	.	.	311	.	.	899	261	41	250	.	.	.
Specialist grazing livestock	2023	Zuid-Holland (PV)	153,078	49,013	4,189	7,270	89,007	2,890	.	.	709	.	.	86,178	19,745	14,742	5,003	6,357	3,771	2,586	1,622	1,289	1,013	16	303	925	246	.	.	318	.	.	897	266	38	257	402	307	311
Specialist grazing livestock	2000	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	1,835	630	27	310	779	.	11	70	.	5	3	1,191	11	2	9	248	192	56	45	28	19	1	12	16	.	2	8	.	3	2	28	6	1	5	14	12	8
Specialist grazing livestock	2005	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	1,427	475	4	187	627	.	16	104	.	5	9	1,302	8	3	5	307	254	53	40	21	14	2	10	11	.	2	11	.	4	3	20	4	1	3	15	11	12
Specialist grazing livestock	2010	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	1,449	519	0	164	615	.	12	135	.	4	0	1,575	8	0	8	516	354	162	43	20	12	0	11	8	.	5	9	.	3	0	22	2	0	2	21	16	14
Specialist grazing livestock	2015	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	1,569	575	0	163	731	92	.	.	8	.	.	1,065	19	7	12	458	312	146	35	17	11	0	7	9	7	.	.	3	.	.	20	2	1	2	13	12	10
Specialist grazing livestock	2020	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	2,644	722	0	419	1,154	308	.	.	41	.	.	1,650	30	22	8	288	187	101	39	22	15	0	9	13	7	.	.	7	.	.	23	5	1	4	15	13	14
Specialist grazing livestock	2022	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	2,613	749	0	448	1,126	275	.	.	15	.	.	1,333	27	21	6	.	.	.	29	19	15	0	6	12	5	.	.	5	.	.	20	4	1	3	.	.	.
Specialist grazing livestock	2023	Haarlemmermeer (LB)	2,898	861	0	452	1,248	303	.	.	34	.	.	1,165	32	24	8	296	164	132	34	19	15	0	6	13	6	.	.	6	.	.	20	5	1	4	14	12	14
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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.

Cattle, total

Young animals for milk: Young animals for the production of milk.

Calves for fattening: Calves for the production of meat (aged less than 1 year).

From 2018 onwards the animal numbers for poultry, calves for fattening and pigs for fattening are corrected for temporary breaks in the production cycle (e.g. sanitary cleaning).
This means that the number of animals in the tables of the agricultural census may differ from those in the animal production tables (see also the table explanation).

Young animals for fattening: Young animals for the production of meat (excluding calves for fattening).

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).

Other cows

Other cows, total: From 2013 onwards the subjacent categories are no longer observed separately; only the total is available.

Cows for fattening (>= 2 years): Cows aged 2 years or older, that are fattened after having calved once or several time.

Suckling cows (>= 2 years): Suckling cows aged 2 years or older (calved at least once).

Bulls (>= 2 years)

Bulls (>= 2 years), total: From 2013 onwards the subjacent categories are no longer observed separately; only the total is available.

Bulls for breeding (>= 2 years): Bulls for breeding aged 2 years or older.

Bulls for fattening (>= 2 years): Bulls for fattening aged 2 years or older.

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.

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

Equidae

Only horses and ponies that are kept on agricultural holdings.
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From 2010 including donkeys of 6 months and older.
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In 2022, horses, ponies and donkeys will not be part of the Agricultural Census.

Equidae, total

Horses

Ponies

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