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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.

Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region

The size of the organic farming sector increased again in 2018.

In 2020, mains water consumption in the Netherlands was up by more than 2.5 percent on the previous year.

Agricultural income per annual work unit has declined in 2018; by nearly 11 percent relative to 2017.

In 2018, drinking water consumption by Dutch households increased by 7 percent relative to one year previously. The agricultural sector used considerably more water than in 2017 (150 percent).

At 1.57 million, the national dairy cattle herd remained virtually unchanged in 2022. This is 7 percent less than five years earlier.

Last year, 2 percent of corn, bulbs and turnips in the Netherlands were grown on organic farms. Organic crop yields are (much) lower than traditionally grown crop yields.

Livestock on agricultural holdings with a Standard Ouptut >= 3000 euro, grazing livestock and housed animals at 1 April and 1 December

Organic farming has grown in the past ten years.

In 2021, most types of agricultural emissions were lower than in 1995, in spite of higher agricultural output. Reduction of greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions has stagnated in recent years.

Milk supply by dairy farms, production of butter, cheese, milk powder, concentrated milk and whey powder

Manure production, nitrogen and phosphate in manure, nitrogen losses Manure processing, manure exports and manure use

Renewable energy; final consumption energy sources/techniques, energy application

Production and capacity of renewable energy Hydro power, wind energy, solar energy, biomass

Renewable energy; avoided use of fossil energy energy sources/techniques, energy application

Government expenditure and final consumption by function (COFOG): General public services, defense, health, education and social protection