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 201,589,516 184,574,562 17,014,954 63,913 62,256 400,191 1,688 9,046,390 92,078,263 22,908 8,481
Noord-Nederland (LD) 57,716,065 53,842,312 3,873,753 11,681 11,486 94,053 333 506,961 3,435,801 4,238 2,044
Oost-Nederland (LD) 58,214,720 52,295,418 5,919,302 20,707 20,190 52,334 225 1,831,181 8,793,874 7,657 2,632
West-Nederland (LD) 48,795,101 44,210,240 4,584,861 15,868 15,588 75,685 686 3,628,036 59,509,336 3,667 1,762
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 36,863,630 34,226,592 2,637,038 15,657 14,992 178,119 444 3,080,212 20,339,252 7,346 2,043
Groningen (PV) 17,234,610 16,228,160 1,006,450 3,039 2,995 39,756 201 108,531 641,767 1,055 386
Fryslân (PV) 24,041,359 22,653,182 1,388,177 5,231 5,155 2,089 33 126,466 1,321,695 1,635 1,069
Drenthe (PV) 16,440,096 14,960,970 1,479,126 3,411 3,336 52,208 99 271,964 1,472,339 1,548 589
Overijssel (PV) 21,857,542 19,856,518 2,001,024 7,953 7,770 9,626 55 212,884 1,205,490 3,356 1,023
Flevoland (PV) 9,426,768 9,047,636 379,132 1,764 1,740 14,792 47 693,205 1,986,772 543 89
Gelderland (PV) 26,930,410 23,391,264 3,539,146 10,990 10,680 27,916 123 925,092 5,601,612 3,758 1,520
Utrecht (PV) 7,116,119 6,459,782 656,337 2,647 2,584 11,650 10 209,486 1,076,362 591 409
Noord-Holland (PV) 14,587,858 12,928,431 1,659,427 4,268 4,169 20,235 65 2,043,775 9,003,749 1,207 533
Zuid-Holland (PV) 13,883,991 12,739,302 1,144,689 5,845 5,752 10,965 71 728,802 47,892,156 849 599
Zeeland (PV) 13,207,134 12,082,726 1,124,408 3,108 3,083 32,835 540 645,973 1,537,069 1,020 221
Noord-Brabant (PV) 26,371,491 24,458,152 1,913,339 11,293 10,816 98,462 333 1,811,115 12,706,246 5,500 1,448
Limburg (PV) 10,492,138 9,768,439 723,699 4,364 4,176 79,657 111 1,269,097 7,633,006 1,846 595
Oost-Groningen (CR) 6,114,015 5,869,213 244,802 918 902 21,774 138 48,456 230,309 364 77
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 2,297,981 2,139,281 158,700 351 348 85 27 15,349 9,496 147 36
Overig Groningen (CR) 8,822,614 8,219,666 602,948 1,770 1,745 17,897 36 44,726 401,962 544 273
Noord-Friesland (CR) 10,721,777 10,043,017 678,760 2,366 2,335 1,328 16 71,147 1,207,654 626 482
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 6,447,847 6,140,550 307,297 1,338 1,320 337 9 26,264 83,980 416 272
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 6,871,736 6,469,616 402,120 1,527 1,500 424 8 29,055 30,061 593 315
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 6,685,672 5,971,918 713,754 1,236 1,203 8,913 40 160,885 42,350 567 248
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 5,973,489 5,575,582 397,907 1,108 1,093 41,206 47 57,742 1,423,433 515 150
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 3,780,936 3,413,471 367,465 1,067 1,040 2,089 12 53,337 6,556 466 191
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 9,972,060 8,947,062 1,024,998 2,997 2,919 4,585 27 105,871 756,810 1,143 344
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 3,064,604 2,867,319 197,285 1,144 1,121 1,130 14 16,899 46,264 488 161
Twente (CR) 8,820,878 8,042,137 778,741 3,812 3,730 3,911 14 90,114 402,416 1,725 518
Veluwe (CR) 7,619,608 5,743,645 1,875,963 3,593 3,432 14,209 22 79,078 404,528 925 486
Achterhoek (CR) 10,268,764 9,662,065 606,699 3,916 3,849 2,840 50 65,410 169,833 1,839 538
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 4,596,520 3,782,536 813,984 1,468 1,434 8,809 28 156,937 1,616,797 470 267
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 4,445,518 4,203,018 242,500 2,013 1,965 2,058 23 623,667 3,410,454 524 229
Utrecht (CR) 7,116,119 6,459,782 656,337 2,647 2,584 11,650 10 209,486 1,076,362 591 409
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 7,753,921 7,330,379 423,542 2,190 2,152 10,612 35 1,726,918 4,450,503 826 169
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 1,521,293 1,344,648 176,645 439 427 1,112 3 207,406 955,303 117 83
IJmond (CR) 830,303 364,655 465,648 185 175 0 0 27,885 130,590 37 40
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 146,550 126,782 19,768 44 42 0 2 5,537 22,100 5 15
Zaanstreek (CR) 585,829 549,050 36,779 179 172 0 0 705 143,775 16 38
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 3,250,664 2,798,466 452,198 1,052 1,029 7,997 23 72,572 3,278,783 186 141
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 499,299 414,452 84,847 179 172 514 2 2,752 22,695 20 47
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 1,345,610 1,240,887 104,723 757 742 150 15 296,744 1,609,299 75 63
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 438,426 390,256 48,170 294 280 0 1 1,590 3,503,797 31 56
Delft en Westland (CR) 750,609 651,622 98,987 900 890 0 1 13,064 25,959,302 42 39
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2,994,614 2,683,994 310,620 1,393 1,375 100 2 84,113 2,616,654 152 120
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 5,484,545 5,121,254 363,291 1,598 1,573 10,448 44 277,677 14,012,245 353 190
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2,870,187 2,651,289 218,898 903 892 267 8 55,614 190,859 196 131
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 5,533,617 5,404,506 129,111 1,329 1,324 22,452 301 112,167 34,100 419 77
Overig Zeeland (CR) 7,673,517 6,678,220 995,297 1,779 1,759 10,383 239 533,806 1,502,969 601 144
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 6,950,962 6,539,542 411,420 2,512 2,457 14,612 167 685,014 6,653,198 1,084 265
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 4,619,802 4,315,728 304,074 1,773 1,718 6,346 78 199,065 1,114,362 911 227
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 8,150,843 7,515,309 635,534 3,848 3,656 47,942 51 554,453 1,793,054 1,874 533
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 6,649,885 6,087,574 562,311 3,160 2,985 29,562 37 372,583 3,145,632 1,631 423
Noord-Limburg (CR) 4,118,520 3,724,221 394,299 1,890 1,782 47,970 35 751,253 7,122,232 758 221
Midden-Limburg (CR) 3,434,264 3,224,953 209,311 1,379 1,312 29,941 52 383,143 492,459 661 206
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 2,939,354 2,819,265 120,089 1,095 1,082 1,746 24 134,701 18,315 427 168
Flevoland (CR) 9,426,768 9,047,636 379,132 1,764 1,740 14,792 47 693,205 1,986,772 543 89
Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 9,558,381 8,936,140 622,241 1,682 1,662 16,056 27 103,231 1,351,357 608 242
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 18,558,588 17,115,030 1,443,558 3,037 2,979 70,489 245 252,249 1,916,892 1,308 402
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 33,586,795 31,153,605 2,433,190 8,236 8,095 5,260 52 153,697 911,221 2,628 1,500
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 32,196,185 29,845,831 2,350,354 12,036 11,779 20,936 139 395,439 1,034,200 5,395 1,712
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 7,432,543 5,553,437 1,879,106 3,580 3,417 12,973 12 74,157 232,690 919 486
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 12,320,695 11,846,818 473,877 2,389 2,359 17,559 73 1,137,888 3,795,628 746 131
Westelijk Holland (LG) 12,292,913 10,808,942 1,483,971 5,860 5,738 17,039 60 1,965,575 52,296,078 1,075 555
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 3,523,183 3,066,001 457,182 933 909 1,008 3 60,452 266,084 207 178
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 9,761,481 8,788,559 972,922 3,294 3,228 9,053 13 118,845 898,043 548 488
Rivierengebied (LG) 9,328,048 8,378,896 949,152 3,640 3,553 13,010 59 848,368 5,809,053 1,100 479
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 20,700,492 19,150,208 1,550,284 4,774 4,731 45,287 684 1,040,856 5,744,047 1,613 386
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 3,627,288 3,421,857 205,431 1,665 1,628 10,364 71 526,440 3,461,714 693 191
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 25,763,569 23,689,972 2,073,597 11,692 11,096 159,411 226 2,234,492 14,342,941 5,641 1,563
Zuid-Limburg (LG) 2,939,354 2,819,265 120,089 1,095 1,082 1,746 24 134,701 18,315 427 168
De Marne (LB) 1,239,339 1,152,858 86,481 160 160 5,267 1 9,405 8,257 68 11
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 3,184,777 3,014,013 170,764 624 615 761 12 6,210 1,030 172 85
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 5,556,231 5,248,758 307,473 777 764 13,674 114 41,157 234,629 320 75
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 3,207,831 3,029,837 177,994 554 547 9,036 61 20,395 219,780 212 57
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 1,489,257 1,400,887 88,370 541 532 1,511 1 5,683 32,525 131 117
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2,557,174 2,381,806 175,368 383 377 9,507 12 25,681 145,546 152 41
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 5,761,868 5,401,476 360,392 1,139 1,125 1,282 14 68,145 1,197,554 388 190
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 8,575,411 8,171,186 404,225 1,749 1,724 337 10 26,303 88,780 499 354
De Wouden (LB) 9,286,313 8,709,911 576,402 2,212 2,177 424 9 31,800 35,361 738 460
Eilanden (LB) 417,768 370,610 47,158 131 129 46 0 218 0 10 65
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 1,002,074 932,483 69,591 226 222 73 6 3,442 300 83 54
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 4,017,157 3,531,242 485,915 722 697 6,064 28 150,270 42,050 347 118
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 3,093,976 2,807,359 286,617 854 833 993 10 50,036 5,120 384 167
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2,549,520 2,384,693 164,827 625 613 3,363 13 27,789 4,436 305 98
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 5,777,369 5,305,193 472,176 984 971 41,715 42 40,427 1,420,433 429 152
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 6,537,219 5,747,156 790,063 1,899 1,863 1,115 4 30,005 748,105 611 198
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 3,434,841 3,199,906 234,935 1,098 1,056 3,470 23 75,866 8,705 532 146
Twente (LB) 8,336,734 7,582,352 754,382 3,610 3,531 3,911 13 89,991 402,416 1,635 494
Salland (LB) 3,548,748 3,327,104 221,644 1,346 1,320 1,130 15 17,022 46,264 578 185
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 3,912,564 3,740,684 171,880 885 872 5,350 11 374,890 1,708,561 226 30
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 5,514,204 5,306,952 207,252 879 868 9,442 36 318,315 278,211 317 59
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 3,533,777 2,105,223 1,428,554 1,031 1,003 8,226 5 50,652 128,231 282 159
IJsselstreek (LB) 1,499,948 1,429,371 70,577 516 504 193 9 6,963 158,446 185 89
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2,976,659 2,665,105 311,554 1,045 1,025 6,029 18 112,890 245,199 366 186
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 509,899 430,885 79,014 223 218 2,580 4 28,861 1,214,905 47 20
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 4,535,443 3,953,952 581,491 1,711 1,686 3,670 19 596,299 1,138,246 466 221
Bommelerwaard (LB) 906,852 833,100 73,752 470 441 120 13 45,616 2,460,192 108 53
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 3,118,097 2,716,328 401,769 2,198 2,073 4,258 7 18,893 87,659 510 278
Achterhoek (LB) 9,849,734 9,257,299 592,435 3,796 3,730 2,840 48 64,918 168,734 1,794 514
Source: CBS.
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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 2025 figures are provisional; the other figures are final.

Changes as of November 28, 2025: the provisional 2025 figures 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