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 88,354,587 40,244,790 1,787,315 39,254,143 7,068,339 1,637 790 52 621 203
Noord-Nederland (LD) 17,507,349 4,770,532 224,337 11,925,407 587,073 305 106 8 179 16
Oost-Nederland (LD) 29,537,918 16,143,455 1,048,736 8,947,664 3,398,063 692 403 31 173 98
West-Nederland (LD) 5,783,036 3,022,919 94,774 2,445,707 219,636 138 82 3 45 9
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 35,526,284 16,307,884 419,468 15,935,365 2,863,567 502 199 10 224 80
Groningen (PV) 4,293,823 1,370,422 36,829 2,759,254 127,318 90 31 1 57 2
Fryslân (PV) 5,819,813 1,078,205 23,313 4,320,970 397,325 95 21 1 62 12
Drenthe (PV) 7,393,713 2,321,905 164,195 4,845,183 62,430 120 54 6 60 2
Overijssel (PV) 10,484,345 3,523,038 234,040 4,816,886 1,910,381 220 82 8 77 55
Flevoland (PV) 2,669,123 1,781,861 126,596 663,847 96,819 59 27 3 25 5
Gelderland (PV) 16,384,450 10,838,556 688,100 3,466,931 1,390,863 413 294 20 71 38
Utrecht (PV) 2,273,750 1,657,446 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) 473,934 141,636 0 332,298 0 10 3 0 7 0
Zeeland (PV) 1,972,333 1,150,121 0 745,355 76,857 38 23 0 12 3
Noord-Brabant (PV) 21,830,994 6,538,483 334,638 12,228,828 2,729,045 345 100 7 171 73
Limburg (PV) 13,695,290 9,769,401 84,830 3,706,537 134,522 157 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) 2,060,030 326,320 0 1,644,727 88,983 38 8 0 28 2
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 8,267,192 2,385,932 109,933 5,616,739 154,588 143 57 3 83 3
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 8,699,226 2,540,711 194,830 5,228,663 735,022 152 51 6 75 21
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 12,495,905 4,263,500 360,582 5,406,696 2,465,127 271 103 14 95 63
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 10,809,329 8,237,577 284,743 1,853,245 433,764 326 262 9 40 19
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 3,280,739 1,853,794 126,596 1,163,632 136,717 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) 605,555 335,156 0 270,399 0 17 10 0 7 0
Rivierengebied (LG) 3,988,526 2,788,031 291,163 778,482 130,850 67 46 7 12 7
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 3,086,513 1,568,633 0 1,397,863 120,017 59 29 0 26 4
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 1,062,145 495,332 0 566,813 0 10 5 0 5 0
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 32,926,921 15,154,251 419,468 14,549,931 2,803,271 462 182 10 203 78
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) 1,767,644 465,306 36,829 1,138,191 127,318 39 11 1 26 2
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 1,120,250 382,565 0 737,685 0 26 10 0 16 0
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 938,928 293,849 0 645,079 0 13 5 0 8 0
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 329,547 111,668 0 217,879 0 9 3 0 6 0
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 1,730,483 214,652 0 1,426,848 88,983 29 5 0 22 2
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 1,087,283 125,297 0 892,273 69,713 22 5 0 15 2
De Wouden (LB) 3,002,047 738,256 23,313 2,001,849 238,629 44 11 1 25 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) 2,141,896 1,158,023 73,104 883,499 27,270 39 27 2 11 1
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 1,288,581 588,016 20,473 644,932 35,160 24 11 1 11 1
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 453,422 195,828 31,964 225,630 0 14 7 2 5 0
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 3,237,402 380,038 0 2,857,364 0 39 9 0 30 0
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 1,972,521 678,259 112,390 790,352 391,520 42 17 3 12 10
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2,642,784 911,458 20,305 1,376,966 334,055 54 21 1 20 12
Twente (LB) 4,239,623 1,272,787 64,350 1,852,832 1,049,654 91 29 3 32 28
Salland (LB) 1,629,417 660,534 36,995 796,736 135,152 33 15 1 13 5
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 1,066,729 890,747 58,071 117,911 0 16 9 1 6 0
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 1,602,394 891,114 68,525 545,936 96,819 43 18 2 19 5
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,164,699 782,745 57,250 324,704 0 25 16 2 8 0
IJsselstreek (LB) 202,024 10,418 0 191,606 0 4 1 0 3 0
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 705,618 244,128 110,878 39,834 310,778 21 8 4 3 7
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 29,591 29,591 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2,785,018 2,219,728 232,809 276,825 55,656 35 24 5 5 3
Bommelerwaard (LB) 428,717 98,168 0 329,511 1,038 7 5 0 3 1
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 8,445,766 6,485,431 191,073 1,381,359 387,903 266 217 6 30 16
Achterhoek (LB) 2,623,017 968,347 96,090 923,092 635,488 54 22 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 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

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.