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

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Regions Arable land Area Industrial crops (are) Arable land Area Other arable crops (are) Arable land Number of farms Industrial crops (number) Arable land Number of farms Other arable crops (number) Horticulture, in the open Area Floricultural crops (are) Horticulture, in the open Number of farms Floricultural crops (number) Horticulture, under glass Area Floricultural crops (m2) Horticulture, under glass Number of farms Floricultural crops (number)
Nederland 1,009,553 297,556 1,146 671 5,240 73 0 0
Noord-Nederland (LD) 366,571 80,582 263 176 710 13 0 0
Oost-Nederland (LD) 144,046 38,919 227 140 349 16 0 0
West-Nederland (LD) 308,382 67,002 390 141 3,556 35 0 0
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 190,554 111,053 266 214 625 9 0 0
Groningen (PV) 266,858 20,736 174 88 314 4 0 0
Fryslân (PV) 16,515 8,098 26 34 42 2 0 0
Drenthe (PV) 83,198 51,748 63 54 354 7 0 0
Overijssel (PV) 14,553 11,094 33 30 84 4 0 0
Flevoland (PV) 79,021 8,304 116 39 173 5 0 0
Gelderland (PV) 50,472 19,521 78 71 92 7 0 0
Utrecht (PV) 0 4,684 0 3 0 0 0 0
Noord-Holland (PV) 12,567 28,128 19 56 460 7 0 0
Zuid-Holland (PV) 9,434 1,958 13 14 616 7 0 0
Zeeland (PV) 286,381 32,232 358 68 2,480 21 0 0
Noord-Brabant (PV) 130,182 64,629 184 117 137 6 0 0
Limburg (PV) 60,372 46,424 82 97 488 3 0 0
Oost-Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Twente (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veluwe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Achterhoek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utrecht (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IJmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaanstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delft en Westland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Zeeland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flevoland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 33,870 14,517 43 60 350 5 0 0
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 312,558 60,162 194 94 85 3 0 0
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 14,659 8,413 20 24 9 2 0 0
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 56,302 14,142 97 79 436 12 0 0
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2,808 9,653 4 14 6 2 0 0
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 84,627 14,311 124 60 194 6 0 0
Westelijk Holland (LG) 8,451 21,746 16 37 429 5 0 0
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 0 801 0 2 11 2 0 0
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 182 4,134 1 2 0 0 0 0
Rivierengebied (LG) 17,805 8,012 20 13 0 0 0 0
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 341,641 35,826 426 92 3,111 28 0 0
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 24,228 6,456 33 8 51 1 0 0
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 105,347 92,193 152 131 558 7 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (LG) 7,075 7,190 16 55 0 0 0 0
De Marne (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 1,052 283 3 1 0 0 0 0
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 71,637 6,819 59 29 0 0 0 0
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 172,060 3,002 88 18 0 0 0 0
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 609 1,454 2 3 0 0 0 0
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 21,500 9,178 22 37 314 4 0 0
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 12,370 5,339 21 23 36 1 0 0
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2,185 1,126 2 6 0 0 0 0
De Wouden (LB) 1,960 1,633 3 5 6 1 0 0
Eilanden (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 6,426 262 5 2 0 0 0 0
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 30,752 7,988 19 14 22 2 0 0
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 2,407 651 4 2 3 1 0 0
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 5,504 494 7 3 266 3 0 0
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 38,109 42,353 28 33 63 1 0 0
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 20 3,004 1 5 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 5,787 1,080 9 4 17 1 0 0
Twente (LB) 5,940 6,138 15 15 62 2 0 0
Salland (LB) 2,806 872 8 6 5 1 0 0
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 33,743 4,441 63 22 166 4 0 0
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 45,278 3,863 53 17 7 1 0 0
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 2,369 4,479 2 6 4 1 0 0
IJsselstreek (LB) 802 240 2 3 0 0 0 0
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 20,593 757 17 4 4 1 0 0
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 787 999 3 1 0 0 0 0
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 8,312 3,306 10 5 0 0 0 0
Bommelerwaard (LB) 2,300 555 3 1 0 0 0 0
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 439 4,624 2 7 2 1 0 0
Achterhoek (LB) 14,870 4,561 39 44 82 4 0 0
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 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

Arable land
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually for industrial processing.
Area
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.
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.
Other arable crops
Includes miscanthus and sod.
Horticulture, in the open
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually directly for
the market.
Area
Floricultural crops
Includes flower seeds.
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).
Floricultural crops
Includes flower seeds.
Horticulture, under glass
Refers to the growing of crops under glass or other (accessible) protective cover.
Area
Floricultural crops
Includes amaryllis, flower seeds, potted plants, cut-flowers and nursing material for floricultural crops.
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).
Floricultural crops
Includes amaryllis, flower seeds, potted plants, cut-flowers and nursing material for floricultural crops.