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Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region
Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region
Livestock on agricultural holdings: reference date 1 April and 1 December
Livestock on agricultural holdings with a Standard Ouptut >= 3000 euro, grazing livestock and housed animals at 1 April and 1 December
Nitrogen and phosphate in livestock manure exceed future emission limits
In 2024, 449 million kilograms of nitrogen compounds were emitted in livestock manure, a fall of 3 percent compared with the previous year.
Phosphate and nitrogen emitted in livestock manure is above new limits
The total amount of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2024 was 449 million kilograms, 3 percent less than in 2023
Livestock manure; production, transport and use, key figures
Manure production, nitrogen and phosphate in manure, nitrogen losses Manure processing, manure exports and manure use
Production of livestock manure remains above future limits
The total quantity of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2023 was 464 million kg.
Share of younger farmers is up slightly
A total of 10 percent of farmers and farm managers in the agriculture sector are under the age of 40 according to new figures for 2025.
Area under organic farming up by nearly 9 percent
In 2023, the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) under organic farming increased by 6.6 thousand hectares relative to the previous year. This is an area equivalent to over 9 thousand football...
Pig population falls below 10 million for the first time in 45 years
The number of pigs in the Netherlands fell by 5.1 percent to 9.96 million in 2025, compared to 2024.
Area used to grow bulbs up by more than a fifth since 2013
In 2023, the area of agricultural land used for bulb cultivation increased by 21 percent to over 28 thousand hectares compared with 10 years previously.
SDG 2 Zero hunger
Meta description (max. 320 tekens) Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 Zero hunger. Under the terms of SDG 2, nobody in the world should have to go hungry in 2030; everyone should...
Dairy cow population down slightly in 2024
The number of dairy cows in the Netherlands fell by 1.9 percent to 1.54 million in 2024, compared to 2023.
Higher incomes in the agriculture sector in 2024
The Dutch agriculture sector generated 5.1 percent more income in 2024 than it did in 2023
Strawberry harvest doubles in 15 years despite smaller cultivated area
More than 86 million kilograms of strawberries were harvested in 2024, twice as much as in 2010.
Electricity consumption of domestic transport nearly doubles
Electricity consumption attributable to domestic transport increased to 17 petajoules (PJ) in 2024
New CBS research focuses on the ecology and economy of North Sea
The Dutch area of the North Sea is our country’s largest nature reserve, but it is also used intensively by maritime traffic and for wind farms, for example.
Area used to grow greenhouse vegetables has increased in ten years
The area used to grow the four primary greenhouse vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and aubergines, was a total of 4.1 thousand hectares in 2023.
Nitrogen and phosphate in animal manure within limits for 2023
The total quantity of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2023 was 471 million kg.
Agricultural income increased further in 2023
In 2023, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 6.7 percent more income relative to the previous year. Animal output decreased slightly (-0.7 percent), while crop production saw a relatively sharp...
Agriculture; labour force by region
Agricultural census; number of persons, annual work units and corresponding number of holdings by region
Milk supply and dairy production by dairy factories
Milk supply by dairy farms, production of butter, cheese, milk powder, concentrated milk and whey powder
Arable crops; production, region
area and yield per crop province
Use of biological control agents in greenhouse horticulture
biological control agents/farms with use/area treated/number of agents crops
Vegetables; yield and cultivated area per kind of vegetable
Area and yield per vegetable Area, yield, kind of vegetable
Proximity to facilities; distances by car, regional
Distances to and number of facilities: healthcare, retail, leisure, schools and culture per municipality and other regional classifications