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 978,802 289,098 1,127 715 5,897 67 0 0
Noord-Nederland (LD) 367,131 73,095 279 179 450 7 0 0
Oost-Nederland (LD) 119,178 33,095 205 134 821 19 0 0
West-Nederland (LD) 318,967 66,557 413 189 3,340 31 0 0
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 173,526 116,351 230 213 1,286 10 0 0
Groningen (PV) 239,287 20,416 169 100 196 2 0 0
Fryslân (PV) 24,114 8,490 32 33 68 2 0 0
Drenthe (PV) 103,730 44,189 78 46 186 3 0 0
Overijssel (PV) 9,907 6,941 32 28 22 3 0 0
Flevoland (PV) 68,910 7,737 98 46 587 8 0 0
Gelderland (PV) 40,361 18,417 75 60 212 8 0 0
Utrecht (PV) 980 4,836 2 4 0 0 0 0
Noord-Holland (PV) 14,650 24,354 26 67 572 7 0 0
Zuid-Holland (PV) 8,792 3,229 15 19 607 6 0 0
Zeeland (PV) 294,545 34,138 370 99 2,161 18 0 0
Noord-Brabant (PV) 128,262 68,001 168 115 210 9 0 0
Limburg (PV) 45,264 48,350 62 98 1,076 1 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) 28,374 16,467 38 68 196 2 0 0
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 304,593 53,031 205 95 115 2 0 0
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 27,773 3,815 31 16 68 2 0 0
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 45,031 11,041 93 69 266 9 0 0
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 3,744 10,029 7 12 7 2 0 0
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 74,330 14,180 107 77 608 9 0 0
Westelijk Holland (LG) 9,221 19,273 18 41 553 8 0 0
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 0 47 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 2,356 4,286 5 3 0 0 0 0
Rivierengebied (LG) 9,080 7,904 14 14 32 1 0 0
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 349,078 38,245 439 124 2,877 26 0 0
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 27,993 6,910 36 10 51 1 0 0
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 92,885 97,135 122 133 1,124 5 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (LG) 4,344 6,735 12 52 0 0 0 0
De Marne (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 2,854 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 72,658 7,411 58 34 0 0 0 0
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 150,041 2,309 89 20 0 0 0 0
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 2,128 1,483 4 5 0 0 0 0
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 11,606 9,213 14 41 196 2 0 0
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 16,768 7,254 24 27 0 0 0 0
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 4,130 1,225 5 5 62 1 0 0
De Wouden (LB) 3,216 11 3 1 6 1 0 0
Eilanden (LB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 9,127 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 36,945 5,617 22 10 0 0 0 0
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 5,303 504 6 2 0 0 0 0
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 7,406 374 8 3 71 1 0 0
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 44,949 37,694 36 31 115 2 0 0
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 1,015 592 3 3 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 3,087 1,254 8 5 0 0 0 0
Twente (LB) 2,769 4,541 12 14 17 2 0 0
Salland (LB) 3,036 554 9 6 5 1 0 0
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 30,140 5,066 52 26 441 6 0 0
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 38,770 2,671 46 20 146 2 0 0
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,757 4,600 2 5 4 1 0 0
IJsselstreek (LB) 1,856 220 4 3 0 0 0 0
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 13,422 322 16 4 13 1 0 0
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 15 959 1 2 0 0 0 0
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 6,597 3,106 9 5 32 1 0 0
Bommelerwaard (LB) 1,272 555 2 1 0 0 0 0
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,987 4,879 5 6 3 1 0 0
Achterhoek (LB) 13,455 3,776 36 34 160 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 28, 2025: the final figures for 2024 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

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.