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 201,221,148 180,300,396 20,920,753 50,361 49,249 1,576,095 1,671 9,240,865 101,517,875 22,230 6,038
All farm types Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 58,484,070 53,083,734 5,400,336 9,097 8,958 477,444 345 581,984 3,333,269 4,094 1,502
All farm types Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 55,943,039 50,882,353 5,060,686 16,484 16,063 261,340 424 1,973,436 13,127,110 8,147 1,829
All farm types West-Nederland (LD) 2023 49,171,719 43,217,399 5,954,320 12,508 12,400 405,790 477 3,684,926 60,596,503 3,841 1,257
All farm types Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 37,622,321 33,116,910 4,505,411 12,272 11,828 431,521 425 3,000,519 24,460,993 6,148 1,450
All farm types Groningen (PV) 2023 17,106,347 15,895,078 1,211,269 2,421 2,392 180,327 171 109,997 700,257 1,027 282
All farm types Fryslân (PV) 2023 24,873,007 22,480,487 2,392,520 4,033 3,976 82,716 70 160,296 763,267 1,660 827
All farm types Drenthe (PV) 2023 16,504,716 14,708,169 1,796,547 2,643 2,590 214,401 104 311,691 1,869,745 1,407 393
All farm types Overijssel (PV) 2023 21,245,788 19,578,591 1,667,197 6,401 6,252 55,249 87 213,611 1,718,356 3,485 723
All farm types Flevoland (PV) 2023 9,414,608 8,872,241 542,367 1,607 1,581 76,240 130 795,046 4,115,427 701 80
All farm types Gelderland (PV) 2023 25,282,643 22,431,521 2,851,121 8,476 8,230 129,851 207 964,779 7,293,327 3,961 1,026
All farm types Utrecht (PV) 2023 8,788,378 7,108,885 1,679,493 2,258 2,226 28,122 22 245,879 875,681 809 304
All farm types Noord-Holland (PV) 2023 14,499,340 12,564,902 1,934,438 3,331 3,285 108,008 45 2,033,188 10,453,275 1,147 380
All farm types Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023 13,230,249 11,642,444 1,587,805 4,239 4,220 92,197 48 760,611 46,888,036 841 364
All farm types Zeeland (PV) 2023 12,653,752 11,901,168 752,584 2,680 2,669 177,463 362 645,248 2,379,511 1,044 209
All farm types Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023 27,239,062 23,483,318 3,755,744 8,832 8,525 279,224 318 1,803,612 15,288,175 4,626 1,028
All farm types Limburg (PV) 2023 10,383,259 9,633,592 749,667 3,440 3,303 152,297 107 1,196,907 9,172,818 1,522 422
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 9,742,241 8,930,888 811,353 1,349 1,330 93,139 36 125,208 934,912 593 183
All farm types Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 2023 19,450,608 17,765,229 1,685,379 2,601 2,552 314,405 214 273,919 2,254,242 1,237 297
All farm types Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 2023 32,851,112 29,708,443 3,142,669 6,190 6,099 63,798 88 178,158 1,412,601 2,688 1,103
All farm types Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023 31,739,341 29,117,419 2,621,922 9,556 9,371 123,708 245 401,769 950,478 5,451 1,178
All farm types Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023 5,932,864 5,200,596 732,268 2,682 2,511 39,166 26 72,497 286,122 1,071 332
All farm types IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 2023 12,348,914 11,607,166 741,748 2,156 2,125 107,534 139 1,252,241 7,000,681 917 116
All farm types Westelijk Holland (LG) 2023 12,338,356 10,412,764 1,925,592 4,471 4,421 85,023 58 1,950,980 51,636,605 995 367
All farm types Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 2023 3,403,980 3,050,556 353,424 726 722 5,685 2 73,691 220,813 208 113
All farm types Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 2023 10,815,368 8,627,768 2,187,600 2,434 2,417 15,834 20 119,131 763,980 711 330
All farm types Rivierengebied (LG) 2023 8,632,370 7,441,954 1,190,416 2,707 2,666 52,057 50 882,915 7,387,690 1,023 329
All farm types Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 2023 20,896,463 19,584,696 1,311,767 4,267 4,244 318,995 449 1,090,337 7,780,769 1,688 361
All farm types Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 2023 3,585,000 3,348,416 236,584 1,310 1,283 33,707 68 560,907 4,245,617 596 133
All farm types Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023 26,647,740 22,734,024 3,913,716 9,051 8,649 304,637 259 2,150,797 16,624,267 4,677 1,071
All farm types Zuid-Limburg (LG) 2023 2,836,791 2,770,477 66,314 861 859 18,407 17 108,315 19,098 375 125
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 774,149 689,110 85,039 125 125 8,725 4 3,211 600 38 27
All farm types Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 2023 5,924,416 5,573,126 351,290 725 717 79,003 77 40,954 450,617 351 73
All farm types Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 2023 3,713,019 3,500,854 212,165 526 517 53,691 73 20,500 13,000 219 41
All farm types Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 2023 2,864,245 2,592,045 272,200 569 561 5,793 5 8,275 12,685 200 98
All farm types Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2023 3,830,518 3,539,943 290,575 476 472 33,115 12 37,057 223,355 219 43
All farm types Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2023 5,911,724 5,390,946 520,778 873 858 60,024 24 88,151 711,557 374 140
All farm types Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2023 9,075,070 8,215,592 859,478 1,452 1,438 8,369 25 28,575 33,880 550 310
All farm types De Wouden (LB) 2023 9,400,375 8,467,829 932,546 1,635 1,607 14,323 21 43,278 17,410 727 351
All farm types Eilanden (LB) 2023 485,838 406,120 79,718 73 73 0 0 292 420 9 26
All farm types Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 2023 1,027,856 953,471 74,385 162 161 10,594 9 6,415 3,180 80 31
All farm types Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2023 3,979,693 3,457,784 521,909 558 541 47,322 29 155,501 39,000 308 85
All farm types Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 3,097,540 2,716,855 380,685 635 626 9,270 18 60,660 68,370 380 99
All farm types Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 2,566,148 2,346,595 219,553 496 485 12,826 13 32,151 7,570 280 80
All farm types Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 2023 5,833,480 5,233,465 600,015 792 777 134,389 35 56,964 1,751,625 359 98
All farm types Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 2023 6,126,040 5,667,422 458,618 1,539 1,508 6,724 6 27,452 1,276,056 704 161
All farm types Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2023 3,427,467 3,164,180 263,287 872 842 13,259 26 65,841 7,290 521 90
All farm types Twente (LB) 2023 8,250,607 7,511,448 739,159 2,915 2,850 28,426 31 97,245 392,362 1,678 328
All farm types Salland (LB) 2023 3,441,674 3,235,541 206,133 1,075 1,052 6,840 24 23,073 42,648 582 144
All farm types Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 2023 3,931,599 3,692,016 239,583 797 788 26,740 44 378,439 3,812,709 265 24
All farm types Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 2023 5,483,009 5,180,225 302,784 810 793 49,500 86 416,607 302,718 436 56
All farm types Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023 2,156,225 1,880,101 276,124 705 688 13,221 9 38,728 119,678 293 114
All farm types IJsselstreek (LB) 2023 1,492,910 1,384,670 108,240 390 384 8,696 17 7,199 103,710 181 56
All farm types Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2023 3,063,763 2,526,876 536,887 759 744 13,312 27 112,670 259,914 353 118
All farm types Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 2023 500,492 408,271 92,221 169 167 2,548 7 31,233 1,618,638 46 11
All farm types Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2023 4,693,785 3,861,287 832,498 1,337 1,324 25,406 18 624,617 1,228,614 485 153
All farm types Bommelerwaard (LB) 2023 869,339 800,290 69,048 375 361 4,132 8 55,952 3,663,245 117 34
All farm types Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023 3,009,356 2,621,916 387,440 1,692 1,548 22,187 14 30,790 162,544 630 178
All farm types Achterhoek (LB) 2023 9,496,772 8,948,109 548,663 3,049 3,014 40,349 107 63,590 136,984 1,856 362
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.

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 are final.

Changes as of March 29, 2024: the final 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