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

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

Farm types Regions Periods 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)
All farm types Nederland 2023* 209,864,282 181,153,287 28,710,995 50,603 49,491 1,585,191 1,674 9,351,674 103,048,283 22,261 6,013
All farm types Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 58,864,941 53,335,829 5,529,112 9,148 9,008 480,928 346 583,461 3,360,269 4,111 1,497
All farm types Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 62,542,693 51,066,362 11,476,331 16,550 16,126 263,797 428 1,991,348 13,335,270 8,147 1,823
All farm types West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 50,600,660 43,444,737 7,155,923 12,576 12,465 406,198 475 3,739,113 61,296,041 3,851 1,252
All farm types Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 37,855,988 33,306,359 4,549,629 12,329 11,892 434,268 425 3,037,752 25,056,703 6,152 1,441
All farm types Groningen (PV) 2023* 17,316,898 16,001,882 1,315,016 2,439 2,410 184,520 174 111,427 700,257 1,032 282
All farm types Fryslân (PV) 2023* 24,958,458 22,555,114 2,403,344 4,051 3,992 82,460 69 159,716 763,267 1,662 824
All farm types Drenthe (PV) 2023* 16,589,585 14,778,833 1,810,752 2,658 2,606 213,948 103 312,318 1,896,745 1,417 391
All farm types Overijssel (PV) 2023* 21,400,180 19,616,291 1,783,889 6,422 6,274 55,147 88 214,714 1,804,756 3,479 724
All farm types Flevoland (PV) 2023* 9,447,090 8,900,375 546,715 1,616 1,590 75,416 130 796,190 4,130,427 712 81
All farm types Gelderland (PV) 2023* 31,695,423 22,549,696 9,145,727 8,512 8,262 133,234 210 980,444 7,400,087 3,956 1,018
All farm types Utrecht (PV) 2023* 8,820,529 7,131,526 1,689,003 2,260 2,228 27,632 20 247,232 900,681 804 300
All farm types Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 15,794,159 12,656,159 3,138,000 3,354 3,308 106,410 44 2,071,762 11,270,415 1,143 379
All farm types Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 13,283,943 11,694,110 1,589,833 4,259 4,237 94,012 48 770,101 46,607,829 848 364
All farm types Zeeland (PV) 2023* 12,702,029 11,962,942 739,087 2,703 2,692 178,144 363 650,018 2,517,116 1,056 209
All farm types Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023* 27,452,118 23,648,060 3,804,058 8,877 8,576 281,623 318 1,835,861 15,845,685 4,635 1,022
All farm types Limburg (PV) 2023* 10,403,870 9,658,299 745,571 3,452 3,316 152,645 107 1,201,891 9,211,018 1,517 419
All farm types Oost-Groningen (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Overig Groningen (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Friesland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Twente (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Veluwe (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Achterhoek (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Utrecht (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types IJmond (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zaanstreek (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Delft en Westland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Overig Zeeland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Limburg (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Midden-Limburg (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Flevoland (CR) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 2023* 9,797,691 8,981,481 816,210 1,358 1,338 93,782 35 125,647 934,912 595 182
All farm types Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 2023* 19,574,890 17,856,715 1,718,175 2,620 2,572 316,560 217 275,587 2,281,242 1,245 297
All farm types Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 2023* 33,150,961 29,817,557 3,333,404 6,218 6,126 64,222 89 177,681 1,499,001 2,697 1,099
All farm types Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023* 31,843,522 29,204,820 2,638,702 9,581 9,395 124,651 245 404,965 967,158 5,439 1,175
All farm types Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023* 5,975,257 5,244,288 730,969 2,692 2,518 40,376 25 73,312 285,582 1,070 327
All farm types IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 2023* 12,387,300 11,641,219 746,081 2,167 2,136 106,024 139 1,255,741 7,015,681 929 117
All farm types Westelijk Holland (LG) 2023* 12,429,419 10,497,594 1,931,825 4,506 4,453 84,069 56 1,995,569 52,130,438 1,001 365
All farm types Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 2023* 3,421,226 3,069,780 351,446 726 723 5,949 2 73,081 238,313 204 114
All farm types Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 2023* 12,048,272 8,649,334 3,398,938 2,436 2,418 15,259 20 120,445 764,580 706 326
All farm types Rivierengebied (LG) 2023* 14,967,252 7,478,672 7,488,580 2,726 2,686 53,056 52 896,042 7,503,310 1,026 327
All farm types Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 2023* 20,995,056 19,694,087 1,300,969 4,301 4,278 321,398 450 1,096,286 8,334,034 1,703 361
All farm types Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 2023* 3,594,836 3,354,295 240,541 1,309 1,284 35,130 68 562,347 4,260,517 589 131
All farm types Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023* 26,823,373 22,874,206 3,949,167 9,097 8,700 306,084 259 2,186,196 16,814,417 4,682 1,066
All farm types Zuid-Limburg (LG) 2023* 2,855,226 2,789,238 65,988 866 864 18,631 17 108,775 19,098 375 126
All farm types De Marne (LB) 2023* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 2023* 839,827 678,148 161,679 124 124 8,829 4 3,060 600 40 27
All farm types Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 2023* 5,983,212 5,629,390 353,822 730 724 80,995 77 41,865 450,617 351 73
All farm types Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 2023* 3,729,078 3,496,854 232,224 531 521 54,781 76 20,556 13,000 221 41
All farm types Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 2023* 2,888,124 2,615,788 272,336 574 565 5,848 5 7,901 12,685 202 98
All farm types Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2023* 3,876,657 3,581,702 294,955 480 476 34,067 12 38,045 223,355 218 43
All farm types Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2023* 5,921,035 5,399,780 521,255 878 862 59,715 23 87,602 711,557 377 139
All farm types Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2023* 9,122,443 8,254,194 868,249 1,460 1,445 8,408 25 28,563 33,880 551 309
All farm types De Wouden (LB) 2023* 9,427,552 8,495,154 932,398 1,640 1,612 14,337 21 43,256 17,410 725 350
All farm types Eilanden (LB) 2023* 487,428 405,986 81,442 73 73 0 0 295 420 9 26
All farm types Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 2023* 1,026,296 951,907 74,389 162 161 10,424 8 6,415 3,180 81 29
All farm types Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2023* 3,970,334 3,440,682 529,652 561 544 46,766 28 156,842 39,000 309 84
All farm types Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023* 3,110,220 2,727,049 383,171 638 629 9,647 18 60,789 68,370 382 99
All farm types Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023* 2,590,470 2,369,407 221,063 499 489 13,093 13 31,948 7,570 281 80
All farm types Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 2023* 5,892,266 5,289,789 602,477 798 783 134,018 36 56,324 1,778,625 364 99
All farm types Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 2023* 6,249,072 5,689,332 559,740 1,547 1,517 6,729 8 27,402 1,362,456 707 161
All farm types Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2023* 3,425,475 3,162,607 262,868 870 839 12,947 26 65,753 7,290 524 91
All farm types Twente (LB) 2023* 8,273,334 7,530,416 742,918 2,927 2,862 28,559 30 98,107 392,362 1,670 329
All farm types Salland (LB) 2023* 3,452,299 3,233,936 218,363 1,078 1,056 6,912 24 23,452 42,648 578 143
All farm types Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 2023* 3,951,319 3,709,961 241,358 801 792 27,141 44 380,071 3,827,709 270 24
All farm types Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 2023* 5,495,771 5,190,414 305,357 815 798 48,275 86 416,119 302,718 442 57
All farm types Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023* 2,172,759 1,896,963 275,796 707 690 13,636 9 39,462 119,678 293 111
All farm types IJsselstreek (LB) 2023* 1,508,678 1,400,174 108,504 394 387 8,903 17 8,792 103,710 179 57
All farm types Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2023* 3,086,922 2,549,977 536,945 764 749 13,539 27 112,909 276,864 354 116
All farm types Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 2023* 503,005 411,202 91,803 171 169 2,548 8 31,375 1,618,688 48 11
All farm types Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2023* 4,721,268 3,884,842 836,426 1,346 1,334 26,757 18 636,794 1,217,614 481 153
All farm types Bommelerwaard (LB) 2023* 7,170,119 808,414 6,361,705 383 369 4,056 9 56,273 3,764,815 120 34
All farm types Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023* 3,026,328 2,639,821 386,507 1,698 1,551 23,097 14 30,835 162,004 628 177
All farm types Achterhoek (LB) 2023* 9,506,344 8,958,303 548,041 3,049 3,013 40,698 108 64,004 136,714 1,853 359
Source: CBS.
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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.

In 2022, equidae are not part of the Agricultural Census. This affects the farm type and the total number of farms in the Agricultural Census. Farms with horses, ponies and donkeys that were previously classified as ‘specialist grazing livestock' could be classified, according to their dominant activity, as another farm type in 2022.

From 2020 onwards, the SO2017, based on the years 2015 to 2019, will apply (see also the explanation for SO: Standard Output).

From 2018 onwards the number of calves for fattening, pigs for fattening, chicken and turkey are adjusted in the case of temporary breaks in the production cycle (e.g. sanitary cleaning).
The agricultural census is a structural survey, in which adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle is a.o. relevant for the calculation of the economic size of the holding, and its farm type.
In the livestock surveys the number of animals on the reference day is relevant, therefore no adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle are made.
This means that the number of animals in the tables of the agricultural census may differ from those in the livestock tables (see ‘links to relevant tables and relevant articles).

From 2017 onwards, animal numbers are increasingly derived from I&R registers (Identification and Registration of animals), instead of by means of the combined data collection. The I&R registers are the responsibility of RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency). Since 2017, cattle numbers are derived from I&R cattle, and from 2018 sheep, goats and poultry are also derived from the relevant I&R registers. The registration of cattle, sheep and goats takes place directly at RVO. Poultry data is collected via the designated database Poultry Information System Poultry (KIP) from Avined. Avined is a branch organization for the egg and poultry meat sectors. Avined passes the data on to the central database of RVO. Due to the transition to the use of I&R registers, a change in classification will occur for sheep and goats from 2018 onwards.

Since 2016, information of the Dutch Business Register is used to define the agricultural census. Registration in the Business Register with an agricultural standard industrial classification code (SIC), related to NACE/ISIC, (in Dutch SBI: ‘Standaard BedrijfsIndeling’) is leading to determine whether there is an agricultural holding. This aligns the agricultural census as closely as possible to the statistical regulations of Eurostat and the (Dutch) implementation of the definition of 'active farmer' as described in the common agricultural policy.

The definition of the agricultural census based on information from the Dutch Business Register mainly affects the number of holdings, a clear deviation of the trend occurs. The impact on areas (except for other land and rough grazing) and the number of animals (except for sheep, horses and ponies) is limited. This is mainly due to the holdings that are excluded as a result of the new delimitation of agricultural holdings (such as equestrian centres, city farms and organisations in nature management).

In 2011 there were changes in geographic assignment of holdings with a foreign main seat. This may influence regional figures, mainly in border regions.

Until 2010 the economic size of agricultural holdings was expressed in Dutch size units (in Dutch NGE: 'Nederlandse Grootte Eenheid'). From 2010 onwards this has become Standard Output (SO). This means that the threshold for holdings in the agricultural census has changed from 3 NGE to 3000 euro SO. For comparable time series the figures for 2000 up to and including 2009 have been recalculated, based on SO coefficients and SO typology. The latest update took place in 2016.

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: the figures for 2023 are provisional, the other figures are final.

Changes as of November 30, 2023: the provisional figures for 2023 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