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 Horticulture, in the open Area Horticulture in the open, total (are) Horticulture, in the open Area Fruit in the open (are) Horticulture, in the open Number of farms Horticulture in the open, total (number) Horticulture, in the open Number of farms Fruit in the open (number)
All farm types Nederland 2023 9,240,865 1,885,819 9,934 2,968
All farm types Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 581,984 23,709 611 127
All farm types Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 1,973,436 696,615 2,680 1,104
All farm types West-Nederland (LD) 2023 3,684,926 784,913 3,228 984
All farm types Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 3,000,519 380,582 3,415 753
All farm types Groningen (PV) 2023 109,997 7,715 205 41
All farm types Fryslân (PV) 2023 160,296 4,407 153 34
All farm types Drenthe (PV) 2023 311,691 11,587 253 52
All farm types Overijssel (PV) 2023 213,611 11,069 482 144
All farm types Flevoland (PV) 2023 795,046 108,089 636 82
All farm types Gelderland (PV) 2023 964,779 577,457 1,562 878
All farm types Utrecht (PV) 2023 245,879 216,000 413 313
All farm types Noord-Holland (PV) 2023 2,033,188 67,246 1,122 127
All farm types Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023 760,611 47,189 961 134
All farm types Zeeland (PV) 2023 645,248 454,478 732 410
All farm types Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023 1,803,612 166,580 2,159 312
All farm types Limburg (PV) 2023 1,196,907 214,002 1,256 441
All farm types Oost-Groningen (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Overig Groningen (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Drenthe (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Overijssel (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Twente (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Veluwe (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Achterhoek (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Utrecht (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types IJmond (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zaanstreek (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Delft en Westland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Overig Zeeland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Noord-Limburg (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Midden-Limburg (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Flevoland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 2023 125,208 2,760 101 18
All farm types Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 2023 273,919 9,588 280 55
All farm types Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 2023 178,158 5,731 275 67
All farm types Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023 401,769 115,298 995 410
All farm types Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023 72,497 6,944 226 78
All farm types IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 2023 1,252,241 113,306 837 88
All farm types Westelijk Holland (LG) 2023 1,950,980 62,274 1,492 133
All farm types Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 2023 73,691 5,154 78 29
All farm types Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 2023 119,131 96,539 287 202
All farm types Rivierengebied (LG) 2023 882,915 597,427 1,037 678
All farm types Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 2023 1,090,337 568,993 1,118 517
All farm types Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 2023 560,907 14,218 616 46
All farm types Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2023 2,150,797 192,074 2,316 412
All farm types Zuid-Limburg (LG) 2023 108,315 95,513 276 235
All farm types De Marne (LB) 2023 0 0 0 0
All farm types Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 2023 3,211 23 6 1
All farm types Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 2023 40,954 2,843 81 20
All farm types Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 2023 20,500 2,683 45 6
All farm types Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 2023 8,275 1,815 24 5
All farm types Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2023 37,057 351 49 9
All farm types Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2023 88,151 2,409 52 9
All farm types Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2023 28,575 359 39 7
All farm types De Wouden (LB) 2023 43,278 1,491 59 16
All farm types Eilanden (LB) 2023 292 148 3 2
All farm types Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 2023 6,415 77 12 1
All farm types Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2023 155,501 1,837 84 8
All farm types Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 60,660 1,094 49 15
All farm types Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 32,151 6,354 38 7
All farm types Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 2023 56,964 2,225 70 21
All farm types Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 2023 27,452 724 83 20
All farm types Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 2023 65,841 1,868 79 16
All farm types Twente (LB) 2023 97,245 5,105 237 72
All farm types Salland (LB) 2023 23,073 3,372 83 36
All farm types Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 2023 378,439 43,095 314 35
All farm types Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 2023 416,607 64,994 322 47
All farm types Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023 38,728 3,485 63 19
All farm types IJsselstreek (LB) 2023 7,199 3,145 46 29
All farm types Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2023 112,670 88,317 178 122
All farm types Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 2023 31,233 23,901 55 39
All farm types Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 2023 624,617 410,262 647 440
All farm types Bommelerwaard (LB) 2023 55,952 39,500 103 55
All farm types Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 2023 30,790 1,710 136 46
All farm types Achterhoek (LB) 2023 63,590 7,137 334 128
Source: CBS.
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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

Horticulture, in the open
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually directly for
the market.
Area
Horticulture in the open, total
Fruit in the open
Includes soft fruits (e.g. blueberries, raspberries), stone fruits (e.g. apples, pears, prunes), nuts and grapes. Standard tree orchards have been added since 2016 onwards.
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).
Horticulture in the open, total
Fruit in the open
Includes soft fruits (e.g. blueberries, raspberries), stone fruits (e.g. apples, pears, prunes), nuts and grapes. Standard tree orchards have been added since 2016 onwards.