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

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Regions Housed animals Number of animals Chickens Chickens, total (number) Housed animals Number of animals Chickens Laying hens (number) Housed animals Number of animals Chickens Parent birds of laying hens (number) Housed animals Number of animals Chickens Broilers (number) Housed animals Number of animals Chickens Parent birds of broilers (number) Housed animals Number of farms Chickens Chickens, total (number) Housed animals Number of farms Chickens Laying hens (number) Housed animals Number of farms Chickens Parent birds of laying hens (number) Housed animals Number of farms Chickens Broilers (number) Housed animals Number of farms Chickens Parent birds of broilers (number)
Nederland 87,721,700 40,142,129 1,801,190 38,746,718 7,031,663 1,619 781 52 614 202
Noord-Nederland (LD) 17,346,891 4,784,579 225,005 11,750,223 587,084 298 103 8 175 16
Oost-Nederland (LD) 29,258,721 15,944,914 1,050,793 8,888,898 3,374,116 683 396 31 173 98
West-Nederland (LD) 5,811,494 3,051,377 94,774 2,445,707 219,636 139 83 3 45 9
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 35,304,594 16,361,259 430,618 15,661,890 2,850,827 499 199 10 221 79
Groningen (PV) 4,299,041 1,451,512 36,829 2,683,543 127,157 88 30 1 56 2
Fryslân (PV) 5,719,696 1,077,390 23,313 4,221,497 397,496 92 21 1 59 12
Drenthe (PV) 7,328,154 2,255,677 164,863 4,845,183 62,431 118 52 6 60 2
Overijssel (PV) 10,378,973 3,416,549 233,578 4,816,886 1,911,960 218 80 8 77 56
Flevoland (PV) 2,669,636 1,782,009 126,923 663,847 96,857 59 27 3 25 5
Gelderland (PV) 16,210,112 10,746,356 690,292 3,408,165 1,365,299 406 289 20 71 37
Utrecht (PV) 2,287,057 1,670,753 94,774 418,649 102,881 69 53 3 9 5
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,063,019 73,716 0 949,405 39,898 21 3 0 17 1
Zuid-Holland (PV) 489,828 157,530 0 332,298 0 11 4 0 7 0
Zeeland (PV) 1,971,590 1,149,378 0 745,355 76,857 38 23 0 12 3
Noord-Brabant (PV) 21,555,353 6,537,887 345,788 11,955,353 2,716,325 342 100 7 168 72
Limburg (PV) 13,749,241 9,823,372 84,830 3,706,537 134,502 157 99 3 53 7
Oost-Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Twente (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veluwe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Achterhoek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utrecht (CR) 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
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IJmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaanstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 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
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delft en Westland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Zeeland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flevoland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 1,983,585 326,503 0 1,567,928 89,154 36 8 0 26 2
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 8,237,956 2,431,899 110,601 5,541,028 154,428 140 55 3 82 3
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 8,677,680 2,541,936 194,672 5,205,989 735,083 151 51 6 74 21
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 12,280,842 4,104,588 360,742 5,347,847 2,467,665 265 98 14 94 64
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 10,694,985 8,163,444 284,743 1,812,543 434,255 322 259 9 39 19
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 3,281,252 1,853,942 126,923 1,163,632 136,755 71 29 3 34 6
Westelijk Holland (LG) 691,334 41,526 0 649,808 0 12 2 0 10 0
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 14,829 0 0 14,829 0 1 0 0 1 0
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 631,996 361,597 0 270,399 0 18 11 0 7 0
Rivierengebied (LG) 4,007,567 2,791,819 292,891 819,267 103,590 67 46 7 14 6
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 3,086,352 1,568,472 0 1,397,863 120,017 59 29 0 26 4
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 1,063,022 496,209 0 566,813 0 10 5 0 5 0
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 32,703,957 15,206,167 430,618 14,276,456 2,790,716 459 182 10 200 77
Zuid-Limburg (LG) 366,343 254,027 0 112,316 0 8 6 0 2 0
De Marne (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 137,454 117,034 0 20,420 0 3 2 0 1 0
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 1,727,997 425,820 36,829 1,138,191 127,157 38 10 1 26 2
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 1,164,932 502,958 0 661,974 0 25 10 0 15 0
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 938,928 293,849 0 645,079 0 13 5 0 8 0
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 329,730 111,851 0 217,879 0 9 3 0 6 0
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 1,653,855 214,652 0 1,350,049 89,154 27 5 0 20 2
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 1,087,380 125,394 0 892,273 69,713 22 5 0 15 2
De Wouden (LB) 2,978,461 737,344 23,313 1,979,175 238,629 43 11 1 24 8
Eilanden (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 272,412 0 38,654 233,758 0 4 0 1 3 0
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2,106,850 1,122,308 73,772 883,499 27,271 38 26 2 11 1
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 1,289,864 589,299 20,473 644,932 35,160 24 11 1 11 1
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 420,851 163,257 31,964 225,630 0 13 6 2 5 0
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 3,238,177 380,813 0 2,857,364 0 39 9 0 30 0
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 1,973,181 679,016 112,232 790,352 391,581 42 17 3 12 10
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2,642,949 911,527 20,305 1,376,966 334,151 54 21 1 20 12
Twente (LB) 4,133,260 1,165,327 64,350 1,852,832 1,050,751 89 27 3 32 29
Salland (LB) 1,629,583 660,679 36,691 796,736 135,477 33 15 1 13 5
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 1,068,263 892,281 58,071 117,911 0 16 9 1 6 0
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 1,601,373 889,728 68,852 545,936 96,857 43 18 2 19 5
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,123,711 782,459 57,250 284,002 0 24 16 2 7 0
IJsselstreek (LB) 143,175 10,418 0 132,757 0 3 1 0 2 0
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 706,096 244,142 111,342 39,834 310,778 21 8 4 3 7
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 70,681 29,979 0 40,702 0 2 1 0 1 0
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2,762,762 2,222,736 234,537 276,908 28,581 34 24 5 6 2
Bommelerwaard (LB) 427,831 97,282 0 329,511 1,038 7 5 0 3 1
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 8,370,928 6,410,102 191,073 1,381,359 388,394 263 214 6 30 16
Achterhoek (LB) 2,604,928 949,238 96,090 923,092 636,508 52 20 3 19 11
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 figures are final.

Changes as of March 30, 2026: The 2025 figures have been updated and are now final.

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

Housed animals
Includes pigs, poultry, rabbits and furred animals.
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In the case of poultry, rabbits and furred animals groups of fewer than 25 animals are not included, in order to separate animals kept commercially from those kept as a hobby.
Number of animals
Chickens
From 2018 onwards, the poultry data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for poultry. This may, in comparison with the previous data collection method, affect the number of animals and the distribution between the different categories.

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).
Chickens, total
Laying hens
Until 2004 includes parent birds of laying hens.
Parent birds of laying hens
Parents for the production of eggs for laying hens.
Broilers
Chicks of meat breeds, that are slaughtered about 6 weeks old.
Parent birds of broilers
Parents for the production of eggs for broilers.
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).
Chickens
From 2018 onwards, the poultry data are derived from the I&R register (Identification and Registration) for poultry. This may, in comparison with the previous data collection method, affect the number of animals and the distribution between the different categories.

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).
Chickens, total
Laying hens
Until 2004 includes parent birds of laying hens.
Parent birds of laying hens
Parents for the production of eggs for laying hens.
Broilers
Chicks of meat breeds, that are slaughtered about 6 weeks old.
Parent birds of broilers
Parents for the production of eggs for broilers.