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

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Regions 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)
Nederland . 179,375,774 . . 47,651 412,921 1,815 9,150,623 100,289,227 22,969 6,176
Noord-Nederland (LD) . 53,018,607 . . 8,752 100,737 370 608,854 2,870,709 4,382 1,550
Oost-Nederland (LD) . 50,556,559 . . 15,556 65,615 425 2,009,038 12,832,420 8,274 1,875
West-Nederland (LD) . 43,041,019 . . 11,928 87,626 526 3,640,175 61,283,506 4,126 1,277
Zuid-Nederland (LD) . 32,759,589 . . 11,415 158,943 494 2,892,556 23,302,592 6,187 1,474
Groningen (PV) . 15,814,356 . . 2,326 27,198 210 120,834 573,380 1,122 290
Fryslân (PV) . 22,483,741 . . 3,882 12,459 47 167,032 814,958 1,821 848
Drenthe (PV) . 14,720,511 . . 2,544 61,080 113 320,988 1,482,371 1,439 412
Overijssel (PV) . 19,552,480 . . 6,074 20,991 79 223,625 1,576,511 3,510 767
Flevoland (PV) . 8,799,400 . . 1,543 11,127 167 808,285 4,254,775 758 80
Gelderland (PV) . 22,204,679 . . 7,939 33,497 179 977,128 7,001,134 4,006 1,028
Utrecht (PV) . 7,047,039 . . 2,164 7,310 14 249,465 820,089 873 314
Noord-Holland (PV) . 12,508,294 . . 3,147 40,225 40 2,004,761 10,180,983 1,246 384
Zuid-Holland (PV) . 11,630,941 . . 4,000 4,574 44 729,383 47,315,866 852 373
Zeeland (PV) . 11,854,746 . . 2,617 35,517 428 656,566 2,966,568 1,155 206
Noord-Brabant (PV) . 23,282,656 . . 8,217 96,190 354 1,748,808 14,703,402 4,586 1,032
Limburg (PV) . 9,476,933 . . 3,198 62,753 140 1,143,748 8,599,190 1,601 442
Oost-Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Twente (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veluwe (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Achterhoek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Utrecht (CR) 0 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 0
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IJmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaanstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 0 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 0
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delft en Westland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overig Zeeland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noord-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midden-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flevoland (CR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) . 8,920,149 . . 1,295 18,842 51 134,200 983,176 652 193
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) . 17,656,140 . . 2,503 68,044 254 285,471 1,825,003 1,279 308
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) . 29,718,565 . . 5,948 16,104 56 180,006 1,356,661 2,906 1,142
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) . 29,020,722 . . 9,090 30,177 215 416,236 692,919 5,406 1,195
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) . 5,133,023 . . 2,396 17,244 18 68,831 366,545 1,115 345
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) . 11,523,373 . . 2,071 23,241 175 1,259,935 7,072,249 1,000 119
Westelijk Holland (LG) . 10,278,478 . . 4,147 27,264 58 1,876,831 51,587,235 1,078 378
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) . 3,029,559 . . 694 2,093 1 79,082 244,741 222 112
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) . 8,626,098 . . 2,337 5,505 9 118,696 611,409 769 339
Rivierengebied (LG) . 7,381,107 . . 2,603 10,598 49 898,789 7,141,087 1,078 340
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) . 19,580,482 . . 4,142 40,897 520 1,125,590 7,978,536 1,788 350
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) . 3,304,053 . . 1,249 7,564 63 533,110 4,088,539 635 132
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) . 22,448,861 . . 8,324 135,959 327 2,077,690 16,336,703 4,644 1,094
Zuid-Limburg (LG) . 2,755,162 . . 852 9,389 19 96,156 4,424 397 129
De Marne (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) . 697,040 . . 121 501 4 3,748 1,950 49 28
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) . 5,510,751 . . 693 7,727 79 43,140 349,997 380 75
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) . 3,474,681 . . 510 4,027 101 23,121 2,800 224 46
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) . 2,613,500 . . 544 3,285 3 8,940 12,785 220 98
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) . 3,518,384 . . 458 11,658 23 41,885 205,848 249 43
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) . 5,401,764 . . 837 7,184 28 92,315 777,328 403 150
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) . 8,170,173 . . 1,410 3,109 12 24,972 21,310 640 325
De Wouden (LB) . 8,471,523 . . 1,563 2,166 7 49,339 16,320 766 346
Eilanden (LB) . 440,280 . . 72 0 0 406 0 12 27
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) . 935,191 . . 154 754 7 9,261 4,000 87 34
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) . 3,365,162 . . 539 10,528 34 159,967 2,000 307 84
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) . 2,733,862 . . 613 2,035 15 55,635 5,345 380 115
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) . 2,380,749 . . 477 2,001 17 36,882 820 297 76
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) . 5,305,546 . . 761 45,762 40 59,243 1,470,206 368 103
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) . 5,656,996 . . 1,471 4,254 8 27,705 1,294,951 752 169
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) . 3,132,610 . . 818 2,815 21 76,480 7,600 513 105
Twente (LB) . 7,526,184 . . 2,776 11,958 29 100,012 241,478 1,666 347
Salland (LB) . 3,236,691 . . 1,009 1,964 21 19,428 32,482 579 146
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) . 3,654,424 . . 756 5,138 90 361,062 3,976,768 294 25
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) . 5,144,976 . . 787 5,989 77 447,223 278,007 464 55
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) . 1,865,411 . . 666 5,046 8 34,217 203,952 317 124
IJsselstreek (LB) . 1,394,752 . . 373 1,337 8 7,025 89,870 184 57
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) . 2,429,661 . . 718 1,143 32 107,958 188,383 355 112
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) . 399,556 . . 156 1,277 7 31,866 1,572,698 53 11
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) . 3,850,128 . . 1,297 4,066 17 638,560 1,103,260 514 155
Bommelerwaard (LB) . 781,617 . . 350 555 11 58,166 3,552,027 124 36
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) . 2,563,480 . . 1,460 11,114 9 30,885 158,658 647 181
Achterhoek (LB) . 8,920,076 . . 2,919 8,959 87 68,451 132,286 1,812 352
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

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