Ecosystem extent account; types of ecosystems, region
| Regions | Periods | Settlements and other artificial areas Total settlements and other artificial a (km2) | Settlements and other artificial areas Settlement areas (km2) | Settlements and other artificial areas Infrastructure (km2) | Heathland and drift sand areas Total heathland and drift sand areas (km2) | Heathland and drift sand areas Heathland (km2) | Heathland and drift sand areas Driftsand (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | 2022* | 7,011 | 5,170 | 1,841 | 404 | 51 | 354 |
| Groningen (PV) | 2022* | 355 | 251 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fryslân (PV) | 2022* | 428 | 290 | 138 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Drenthe (PV) | 2022* | 361 | 246 | 115 | 44 | 1 | 43 |
| Overijssel (PV) | 2022* | 592 | 429 | 163 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| Flevoland (PV) | 2022* | 210 | 130 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gelderland (PV) | 2022* | 988 | 728 | 260 | 193 | 24 | 168 |
| Utrecht (PV) | 2022* | 373 | 285 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| Noord-Holland (PV) | 2022* | 755 | 570 | 185 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Zuid-Holland (PV) | 2022* | 931 | 747 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zeeland (PV) | 2022* | 289 | 183 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noord-Brabant (PV) | 2022* | 1,181 | 892 | 289 | 71 | 10 | 61 |
| Limburg (PV) | 2022* | 548 | 419 | 129 | 25 | 2 | 22 |
| Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022* | 1,143 | 787 | 356 | 52 | 5 | 47 |
| Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022* | 1,791 | 1,287 | 503 | 229 | 30 | 199 |
| West-Nederland | 2022* | 2,348 | 1,784 | 564 | 28 | 4 | 23 |
| Zuid-Nederland | 2022* | 1,729 | 1,311 | 418 | 95 | 12 | 83 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
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The numbers in this table represent the surface area of various ecosystems in the Netherlands, such as forests, agricultural lands, lakes, and parks. Each ecosystem is distinguished by specific biotic and abiotic elements, and their interactions. The table presents the ecosystem extent, with data organized based on the surface area in square kilometers per ecosystem type and per province.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures are provisional.
Changes as of May 2024:
Figures for 2022 added.
When will new figures be available?
New figures are published annually in March.
Description topics
- Settlements and other artificial areas
- This class represents ecosystems charactarized by buildings and other man-made structures, including residential, industrial, commercial, and transport areas. It excludes green ecosystems in the urban environmen, which area classified under 'Urban green and recreation'.
- Total settlements and other artificial a
- Total area of the main group 'Settlements and other artificial areas'.
- Settlement areas
- Includes residential, commercial and industrial areas and adjacent (small) roads, properties and front- and backyards.
- Infrastructure
- Includes land used for transport infrastructure, such as major roads, railways, airports and ports, including associated green areas (such as road verges). Includes extraction sites and dump areas.
- Heathland and drift sand areas
- This class represents all heathland, inland dunes and drift sand ecosystems outside of coastal dunes.
- Total heathland and drift sand areas
- Total area of the main group 'Heathland and drift sand areas'.
- Heathland
- Includes heathlands, characterised by low and closed vegetation cover, dominated by ericaceous shrubs.
- Driftsand
- Includes inland land dunes