Relative to 2021, the total area under organic farming in the Netherlands this year has increased by 3.6 percent to slightly over 80 thousand hectares. This is 59.0 percent more than in 2015.
Milk supply by dairy farms, production of butter, cheese, milk powder, concentrated milk and whey powder
Livestock on agricultural holdings with a Standard Ouptut >= 3000 euro, grazing livestock and housed animals at 1 April and 1 December
Since 1995, the volume of Dutch agricultural production has grown by 20 percent. Nevertheless, there was no increase in the agricultural consumption of environmentally harmful substances such as livestock...
How does economic growth in the Netherlands affect well-being in poorer countries in the Global South?
In 2022, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 10.5 thousand hectares (2.0 percent) to 536 thousand ha.
In 2021, the total amount of nitrogen excreted by Dutch livestock stood at 471 million kg.
In 2022, the size of the Dutch cattle population has remained virtually unchanged relative to last year, standing at 3.8 million head.
Area and yield per crop Province
Environmental activities, environmental domain, environmental services EGSS, environmental sector, recycling
it is becoming more difficult to maintain this level of well-being. Many elements of Dutch natural capital are showing systemic deterioration, with increasing pressure on plant and animal biodiversity,...
To describe the structure of the Dutch agricultural sector (including data on holdings, livestock, crops, and other topics such as agricultural labour force and other gainful activities).
Exports of agricultural goods are estimated to have reached 104.7 billion euros in 2021, setting a new record.
In 2020, Dutch farmers used 5 million kilograms of crop protection products, representing a decrease of more than 11 percent on 2016. The quantity used per hectare decreased by 13.4 percent as of 2016,...
In 2021, the gross yield of seed onions was 11.7 percent higher than in the previous year. The gross yield of ware potatoes declined by 10.7 percent. Sugar beet and wheat crop yields remained virtually...
Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region
Output; Gross value added; Labour input Economic activity (SIC2008); Region; Periods
In 2021, the income of the agricultural sector is 1 percent higher than in 2020. This year’s animal output is below the level of 2020, but crop output has increased.
Revenue collected from taxes and social contributions Types of taxes and social contributions
Agricultural census; number of persons, annual work units and corresponding number of holdings by region
Current transactions and balancing items of institutional sectors Sectors, resources and uses, balancing items
In 2021, the pig herd in the Netherlands was slightly reduced year-on-year to almost 11.4 million.
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is continuously innovating, also in the field of business data collection. We are permanently on the look-out for new data sources and alternative ways of collecting data,...
Dutch potato farmers are expected to lift a total amount of 4.3 billion kilograms of potatoes in 2006. This is 5 percent less than in 2005 and the smallest crop since 1998.