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

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Regions Arable land Area Potatoes Seed potatoes (are) Arable land Area Grass seed (are) Arable land Number of farms Potatoes Seed potatoes (number) Arable land Number of farms Grass seed (number)
Nederland 4,190,704 942,967 2,426 1,357
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,786,599 140,281 633 288
Oost-Nederland (LD) 1,117,954 51,335 836 133
West-Nederland (LD) 1,058,698 586,318 732 679
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 227,453 165,033 225 257
Groningen (PV) 886,659 47,143 281 75
Fryslân (PV) 738,419 72,684 244 191
Drenthe (PV) 161,521 20,454 108 22
Overijssel (PV) 71,347 8,770 87 35
Flevoland (PV) 861,984 17,696 534 26
Gelderland (PV) 184,623 24,869 215 72
Utrecht (PV) 0 4,469 0 11
Noord-Holland (PV) 618,176 46,071 288 76
Zuid-Holland (PV) 61,820 60,389 80 78
Zeeland (PV) 378,702 475,389 364 514
Noord-Brabant (PV) 205,927 151,305 198 226
Limburg (PV) 21,526 13,728 27 31
Oost-Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0
Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0
Overig Groningen (CR) 0 0 0 0
Noord-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Noord-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) 0 0 0 0
Noord-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) 0 0 0 0
Twente (CR) 0 0 0 0
Veluwe (CR) 0 0 0 0
Achterhoek (CR) 0 0 0 0
Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Utrecht (CR) 0 0 0 0
Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) 0 0 0 0
IJmond (CR) 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zaanstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0
Groot-Amsterdam (CR) 0 0 0 0
Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) 0 0 0 0
Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) 0 0 0 0
Delft en Westland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Groot-Rijnmond (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 0 0 0 0
Overig Zeeland (CR) 0 0 0 0
West-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0
Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) 0 0 0 0
Noord-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0
Midden-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0
Zuid-Limburg (CR) 0 0 0 0
Flevoland (CR) 0 0 0 0
Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 1,200,689 42,280 322 76
Veenkoloniën en Oldambt (LG) 359,771 39,019 176 44
Noordelijk Weidegebied (LG) 225,167 57,162 148 172
Oostelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 251,651 25,363 278 77
Centraal Veehouderijgebied (LG) 2,103 1,391 5 6
IJsselmeerpolders (LG) 1,232,745 46,406 713 66
Westelijk Holland (LG) 233,817 19,154 102 40
Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 34,258 3,309 21 9
Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 9 6,734 1 16
Rivierengebied (LG) 3,188 15,846 6 31
Zuidwestelijk Akkerbouwgebied (LG) 514,321 625,300 506 675
Zuidwest-Brabant (LG) 76,815 23,789 75 43
Zuidelijk Veehouderijgebied (LG) 47,337 30,653 65 90
Zuid-Limburg (LG) 8,833 6,561 8 12
De Marne (LB) 0 0 0 0
Centraal Weidegebied in Groningen (LB) 1,736 34 1 1
Oostelijke Bouwstreek in Groningen (LB) 220,442 18,431 78 24
Westerwolde en Gron. Veenkoloniën (LB) 15,873 4,495 22 8
Groninger zuidelijk Westerkwartier (LB) 60,343 4,971 22 18
Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 588,265 19,212 158 24
Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 612,424 23,068 164 52
Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 99,160 25,966 59 67
De Wouden (LB) 26,835 23,511 21 71
Eilanden (LB) 0 139 0 1
Weidegebied van het Noorderveld (LB) 7,762 440 9 2
Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 58,693 3,957 32 6
Zuidw. Weidegebied in Drenthe (LB) 12,600 1,446 9 5
Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 17,703 2,475 14 3
Drentse Veenkoloniën en Hondsrug (LB) 64,763 12,136 44 6
Weidegebied in Overijssel (LB) 16,731 655 27 7
Noordoost-Overijssel (LB) 15,953 3,948 19 10
Twente (LB) 29,959 1,463 33 12
Salland (LB) 8,704 2,704 8 6
Noordoostelijke Polder (LB) 708,664 9,286 410 17
Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (LB) 153,320 8,410 124 9
Oostelijke Veluwe (LB) 618 1,132 2 4
IJsselstreek (LB) 6,190 3,414 11 8
Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 32,929 5,927 35 16
Oostelijke Betuwe en Nijmegen (LB) 1,083 3,389 2 8
Veluwezoom en Betuwe (LB) 1,299 5,316 3 12
Bommelerwaard (LB) 806 0 1 0
Westelijke Veluwe (LB) 1,485 259 3 2
Achterhoek (LB) 140,213 5,432 158 22
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

Arable land
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually for industrial processing.
Area
Potatoes
Seed potatoes
Grass seed
Including clover seed.
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).
Potatoes
Seed potatoes
Grass seed
Including clover seed.