Ecosystem extent; ecosystem types; region
| Region | 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 inland sand areas Total heathland and inland sand areas (km2) | Heathland and inland sand areas Heathland (km2) | Heathland and inland sand areas Driftsand, freshwater beaches and other (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | 2024* | 6,894 | 5,257 | 1,636 | 532 | 484 | 47 |
| Groningen (PV) | 2024* | 358 | 259 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Fryslân (PV) | 2024* | 421 | 295 | 126 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Drenthe (PV) | 2024* | 356 | 253 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 1 |
| Overijssel (PV) | 2024* | 583 | 438 | 146 | 49 | 48 | 1 |
| Flevoland (PV) | 2024* | 201 | 139 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gelderland (PV) | 2024* | 970 | 740 | 229 | 194 | 170 | 24 |
| Utrecht (PV) | 2024* | 365 | 288 | 77 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Noord-Holland (PV) | 2024* | 741 | 577 | 164 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Zuid-Holland (PV) | 2024* | 922 | 756 | 165 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zeeland (PV) | 2024* | 293 | 185 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noord-Brabant (PV) | 2024* | 1,144 | 903 | 241 | 103 | 94 | 9 |
| Limburg (PV) | 2024* | 541 | 423 | 117 | 37 | 35 | 2 |
| Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2024* | 1,135 | 808 | 327 | 117 | 113 | 5 |
| Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2024* | 1,754 | 1,317 | 437 | 246 | 219 | 27 |
| West-Nederland | 2024* | 2,320 | 1,806 | 514 | 28 | 24 | 4 |
| Zuid-Nederland | 2024* | 1,685 | 1,326 | 358 | 140 | 129 | 12 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
Table explanation
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: 2016
Status of the figures:
The figures are provisional.
Changes as of May 2024:
Data for 2024 have been added. Data for previous years are adjusted according to the revision policy (see: Status of the figures).
When will new figures be available?
New figures are published annually in June.
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 inland sand areas
- This class represents all heathland, inland dunes and drift sand ecosystems outside of coastal dunes.
- Total heathland and inland sand areas
- Total area of the main group ‘Heathland and inland sand areas’.
- Heathland
- Includes heathlands, characterised by low and closed vegetation cover, dominated by ericaceous shrubs.
- Driftsand, freshwater beaches and other
- Includes natural sand drifts and sandy areas outside dune and coastal regions.