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

Table explanation

Description topics

Land use

Area

Land use, 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.
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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).

Land use, 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.
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Includes arable land, horticulture in the open, horticulture under glass, grassland and green fodder crops.

Arable land

Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually for industrial processing.

Area

Other arable crops

Includes miscanthus and sod.

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).

Industrial crops

Crops that are normally not sold directly for consumption because they need to be industrially processed prior to final use.
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Includes black poppy, industrial chicory, hemp, caraway seed, colza seed, rape seed, linseed, soy beans, flax and sunflowers.

Horticulture, in the open

Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually directly for
the market.

Area

Horticulture in the open, total

Horticulture, under glass

Refers to the growing of crops under glass or other (accessible) protective cover.

Area

Horticulture under glass, total

Grassland and forage plants

Grassland and green fodder usually serves as fresh forage.

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).

Grassland

Temporary grass

Land with herbaceous forage crops, through cultivation (sown) or naturally (self-seeded), that has not been included in the crop rotation on the holding for a maximum of five years.
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Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops in the same area to avoid build-up of pathogens and depletion of soil nutrients.

Grazing livestock

Includes cattle, sheep, goats and equidae.

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).

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.

Horses