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

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Regions Land use Area Land use, total (are) Land use Area Utilised agricultural area (UAA) (are) Land use Area Other land (are) Land use Number of farms Land use, total (number) Land use Number of farms Utilised agricultural area (UAA) (number) Arable land Area Other arable crops (are) Arable land Number of farms Industrial crops (number) Horticulture, in the open Area Horticulture in the open, total (are) Horticulture, under glass Area Horticulture under glass, total (m2) Grassland and forage plants Number of farms Grassland Temporary grass (number) Grazing livestock Number of farms Equidae Horses (number)
Nederland . 180,384,874 . . 47,941 414,369 1,817 9,204,078 103,505,411 23,071 6,218
Noord-Nederland (LD) . 53,403,105 . . 8,812 100,733 372 612,216 2,870,709 4,408 1,562
Oost-Nederland (LD) . 50,787,464 . . 15,625 66,060 425 2,022,439 13,079,764 8,297 1,889
West-Nederland (LD) . 43,294,469 . . 12,018 87,505 524 3,663,282 63,441,190 4,143 1,285
Zuid-Nederland (LD) . 32,899,836 . . 11,486 160,071 496 2,906,141 24,113,748 6,223 1,482
Groningen (PV) . 15,920,593 . . 2,347 27,198 211 120,879 573,380 1,132 292
Fryslân (PV) . 22,665,198 . . 3,907 12,455 48 166,824 814,958 1,833 856
Drenthe (PV) . 14,817,315 . . 2,558 61,080 113 324,513 1,482,371 1,443 414
Overijssel (PV) . 19,592,535 . . 6,093 21,142 78 223,962 1,578,441 3,520 775
Flevoland (PV) . 8,886,087 . . 1,552 11,127 168 816,533 4,280,975 759 80
Gelderland (PV) . 22,308,841 . . 7,980 33,791 179 981,944 7,220,348 4,018 1,034
Utrecht (PV) . 7,141,492 . . 2,182 7,310 13 251,677 821,289 882 315
Noord-Holland (PV) . 12,559,551 . . 3,167 40,403 40 2,022,100 10,425,929 1,247 387
Zuid-Holland (PV) . 11,700,106 . . 4,039 4,275 43 730,212 49,642,404 855 377
Zeeland (PV) . 11,893,320 . . 2,630 35,517 428 659,293 2,551,568 1,159 206
Noord-Brabant (PV) . 23,394,809 . . 8,273 97,197 358 1,759,334 15,439,962 4,616 1,035
Limburg (PV) . 9,505,028 . . 3,213 62,874 138 1,146,807 8,673,786 1,607 447
Oost-Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Twente (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veluwe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Achterhoek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utrecht (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IJmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaanstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delft en Westland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Zeeland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flevoland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) . 8,952,346 . . 1,297 18,842 52 134,194 983,176 654 193
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) . 17,852,046 . . 2,529 68,044 255 288,996 1,825,003 1,293 310
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) . 29,906,474 . . 5,981 16,100 56 179,849 1,356,661 2,919 1,152
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) . 29,107,488 . . 9,123 30,622 214 418,859 699,624 5,421 1,205
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) . 5,142,567 . . 2,407 17,244 18 70,924 366,545 1,119 347
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) . 11,605,518 . . 2,079 23,241 176 1,268,183 6,644,201 1,001 120
Westelijk Holland (LG) . 10,361,573 . . 4,194 27,143 57 1,894,183 54,601,707 1,080 379
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) . 3,044,217 . . 699 2,093 1 79,352 244,741 222 113
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) . 8,689,503 . . 2,351 5,505 9 118,822 617,909 776 343
Rivierengebied (LG) . 7,433,557 . . 2,625 10,598 48 901,443 7,356,726 1,082 342
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) . 19,640,890 . . 4,161 40,897 521 1,129,370 7,983,296 1,794 351
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) . 3,316,785 . . 1,258 7,564 63 536,530 4,204,439 638 132
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) . 22,572,739 . . 8,383 137,087 329 2,087,133 16,614,203 4,674 1,102
Zuid-Limburg (LG) . 2,759,170 . . 854 9,389 18 96,240 7,180 398 129
De Marne (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) . 693,404 . . 121 501 4 3,748 1,950 49 28
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) . 5,568,048 . . 699 7,727 79 43,140 349,997 384 76
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) . 3,507,789 . . 519 4,027 102 23,157 2,800 228 46
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) . 2,633,534 . . 549 3,285 3 8,949 12,785 222 99
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) . 3,517,818 . . 459 11,658 23 41,885 205,848 249 43
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) . 5,434,527 . . 838 7,184 29 92,309 777,328 405 150
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) . 8,217,969 . . 1,418 3,109 12 24,991 21,310 643 327
De Wouden (LB) . 8,556,575 . . 1,578 2,162 7 49,118 16,320 773 352
Eilanden (LB) . 456,126 . . 73 0 0 406 0 12 27
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) . 928,342 . . 153 754 7 9,261 4,000 86 34
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) . 3,470,663 . . 550 10,528 34 163,456 2,000 313 85
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) . 2,739,980 . . 616 2,035 15 55,671 5,345 380 114
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) . 2,372,783 . . 478 2,001 17 36,882 820 296 78
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) . 5,305,546 . . 761 45,762 40 59,243 1,470,206 368 103
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) . 5,680,544 . . 1,473 4,254 8 27,705 1,294,951 754 171
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) . 3,123,579 . . 819 2,815 21 76,480 7,600 514 105
Twente (LB) . 7,544,784 . . 2,790 12,109 28 100,349 243,408 1,672 352
Salland (LB) . 3,243,629 . . 1,011 1,964 21 19,428 32,482 580 147
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) . 3,653,568 . . 757 5,138 90 360,763 4,002,968 293 25
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) . 5,232,519 . . 795 5,989 78 455,770 278,007 466 55
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) . 1,841,173 . . 666 5,046 6 34,228 203,952 315 125
IJsselstreek (LB) . 1,371,649 . . 375 1,337 8 7,310 89,870 183 57
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) . 2,478,160 . . 725 1,357 32 107,962 193,158 359 113
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) . 400,045 . . 157 1,277 7 32,216 1,572,698 54 11
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) . 3,863,746 . . 1,305 4,066 17 638,265 1,149,939 514 158
Bommelerwaard (LB) . 786,644 . . 358 555 11 58,548 3,719,787 124 36
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) . 2,594,521 . . 1,469 11,114 11 32,967 158,658 652 181
Achterhoek (LB) . 8,972,905 . . 2,925 9,039 87 70,448 132,286 1,817 353
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

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