Arable crops; production, to region 1994-2023

Arable crops; production, to region 1994-2023

Arable crops Regions Periods Area under cultivation (ha) Harvested area (ha) Gross yield per ha (1 000 kg) Gross yield, total (1 000 kg)
Wheat (total) Nederland 2023* 130,458
Wheat (total) Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 36,628
Wheat (total) Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 21,887
Wheat (total) West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 50,637
Wheat (total) Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 21,307
Wheat (total) Groningen (PV) 2023* 27,435
Wheat (total) Fryslân (PV) 2023* 5,557
Wheat (total) Drenthe (PV) 2023* 3,636
Wheat (total) Overijssel (PV) 2023* 2,094
Wheat (total) Flevoland (PV) 2023* 12,837
Wheat (total) Gelderland (PV) 2023* 6,955
Wheat (total) Utrecht (PV) 2023* 355
Wheat (total) Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 7,737
Wheat (total) Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 12,194
Wheat (total) Zeeland (PV) 2023* 30,350
Wheat (total) Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023* 13,766
Wheat (total) Limburg (PV) 2023* 7,540
Wheat, winter Nederland 2023* 121,661
Wheat, winter Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 33,456
Wheat, winter Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 19,742
Wheat, winter West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 48,439
Wheat, winter Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 20,024
Wheat, winter Groningen (PV) 2023* 26,314
Wheat, winter Fryslân (PV) 2023* 4,958
Wheat, winter Drenthe (PV) 2023* 2,184
Wheat, winter Overijssel (PV) 2023* 1,336
Wheat, winter Flevoland (PV) 2023* 12,097
Wheat, winter Gelderland (PV) 2023* 6,309
Wheat, winter Utrecht (PV) 2023* 275
Wheat, winter Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 6,782
Wheat, winter Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 11,649
Wheat, winter Zeeland (PV) 2023* 29,734
Wheat, winter Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023* 12,881
Wheat, winter Limburg (PV) 2023* 7,143
Wheat, spring Nederland 2023* 8,798
Wheat, spring Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 3,172
Wheat, spring Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 2,146
Wheat, spring West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 2,197
Wheat, spring Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 1,283
Wheat, spring Groningen (PV) 2023* 1,121
Wheat, spring Fryslân (PV) 2023* 599
Wheat, spring Drenthe (PV) 2023* 1,452
Wheat, spring Overijssel (PV) 2023* 758
Wheat, spring Flevoland (PV) 2023* 741
Wheat, spring Gelderland (PV) 2023* 647
Wheat, spring Utrecht (PV) 2023* 80
Wheat, spring Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 955
Wheat, spring Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 545
Wheat, spring Zeeland (PV) 2023* 617
Wheat, spring Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023* 886
Wheat, spring Limburg (PV) 2023* 397
Barley, winter Nederland 2023* 15,018
Barley, winter Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 4,031
Barley, winter Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 3,009
Barley, winter West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 4,104
Barley, winter Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 3,875
Barley, winter Groningen (PV) 2023* 2,572
Barley, winter Fryslân (PV) 2023* 495
Barley, winter Drenthe (PV) 2023* 963
Barley, winter Overijssel (PV) 2023* 609
Barley, winter Flevoland (PV) 2023* 1,208
Barley, winter Gelderland (PV) 2023* 1,192
Barley, winter Utrecht (PV) 2023* 42
Barley, winter Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 750
Barley, winter Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 641
Barley, winter Zeeland (PV) 2023* 2,671
Barley, winter Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023* 1,508
Barley, winter Limburg (PV) 2023* 2,366
Barley, spring Nederland 2023* 20,656
Barley, spring Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 13,223
Barley, spring Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 3,270
Barley, spring West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 2,080
Barley, spring Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 2,085
Barley, spring Groningen (PV) 2023* 5,126
Barley, spring Fryslân (PV) 2023* 702
Barley, spring Drenthe (PV) 2023* 7,395
Barley, spring Overijssel (PV) 2023* 1,349
Barley, spring Flevoland (PV) 2023* 801
Barley, spring Gelderland (PV) 2023* 1,120
Barley, spring Utrecht (PV) 2023* 195
Barley, spring Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 898
Barley, spring Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 270
Barley, spring Zeeland (PV) 2023* 717
Barley, spring Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023* 864
Barley, spring Limburg (PV) 2023* 1,221
Rye Nederland 2023* 2,312
Rye Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* 538
Rye Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* 841
Rye West-Nederland (LD) 2023* 352
Rye Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* 582
Rye Groningen (PV) 2023* 144
Rye Fryslân (PV) 2023* 37
Rye Drenthe (PV) 2023* 357
Rye Overijssel (PV) 2023* 495
Rye Flevoland (PV) 2023* 24
Rye Gelderland (PV) 2023* 321
Rye Utrecht (PV) 2023* 227
Rye Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* 80
Rye Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* 33
Rye Zeeland (PV) 2023* 11
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides information per crop about the cultivated and harvested area, yield per hectare and the total yield in a crop year. The data are available for the Netherlands as a whole and by province.

Applying crop rotation helps a farmer to avoid deterioration in soil fertility.
A cultivation plan is prepared annually, to make sure that the same crop is not cultivated in the same place year after year.
Usually, one third of the arable land is covered with cereals (mainly winter wheat and spring barley), a quarter is covered with potatoes, one eighth is covered with sugar beet, and one tenth is used for vegetables(mainly onions) as well as a green fodder crop (mainly green maize).

To obtain the figure for the yield, first a preliminary harvest estimate is made. This takes place from August to October.

The estimate is made definite from December to March.

The yields per hectare are rounded off to the nearest 100 kilograms. The total yields are rounded off to the nearest 1000 kilograms.

Data available from 1994 to 2023

Status of the figures:
The data about 2023 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, the data is no longer finalized.

Changes as of 3 oktober 2023:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table is followed by Arable crops; production, regio. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Area under cultivation
Area of cultivated land in use for growing crops.
Harvested area
At the preliminary harvest estimates this area is in principle equal to
the area under cultivation. However based on information from experts on
expected crop failure it is possible to make an estimate of the area that
probably will not be harvested. When this is the case the harvested area
is smaller than the cultivated area.
Definite figures are based on already harvested areas and areas expected
to be harvested later on. This is the area on which production
has taken place effectively. Due to circumstances (for example flooding)
this (surface) area can be smaller than the original (surface) area used
for cultivation.
Gross yield per ha
In determining the yield per hectare (the average yield figure) only the
hectares which are effectively harvested or will be harvested are
counted. Hectares of which the harvest is lost (for example due to
flooding) are not counted.
The yields of grain corn and corn cob mix have been calculated in the
situation in which these harvested crops contain a humidity of 35 percent.
Green maize is calculated at a moisture content of 65 percent.
In the preliminary estimate the yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rye
and triticale) are defined as the gross weight of the harvested grains.
The definite estimate is the weight in the situation where each grain
would contain 16 percent moisture.
Explanation:
Cereal with 16 percent moisture (or less) is so dry that it can be
stored without problems. More moisture would mean that the grain first has
to be dried, before it can be stored. Drying the crop costs money, the
companies therefore prefer harvesting by 16 percent moisture content.
But this does not always work; in reality, the grain contains more water.
However, in order to get a good estimate of the actual 'dry' yield
all individual statements of the yields per hectare (from which the actual
moisture content is known) are recalculated to the situation with 16
percent moisture.
Gross yield, total
The total yield (total gross production) includes the whole area which
has been harvested or still will be harvested. The total yield also
includes the part of production that for some reason is unsuitable for
its original purpose. This only applies if the crop can still be used for
other purposes (for example, potatoes which can only be used for animal
feed). This is the reason why the gross yield does not equal the
commercial production.
The yields of grain corn and corn cob mix have been calculated as the
harvested crops contain 35 percent moisture. Green maize is calculated at
a moisture content of 65 percent.
In the preliminary estimate, the yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats,
rye and triticale) is defined as the gross weight of the harvested grains.
The definite estimate is the weight in the situation where each grain
contains 16 percent moisture.
Explanation:
Cereal with 16 percent moisture (or less) is so dry that it can be
stored without problems. More moisture would mean that the grain first has
to be dried, before it can be stored. Drying the crop costs money, the
companies therefore prefer harvesting by 16 percent moisture content.
But this does not always work; in reality, the grain contains more water.
However, in order to get a good estimate of the actual 'dry' yield
all individual statements of the yields per hectare (from which the actual
moisture content is known) are recalculated to the situation with 16
percent moisture.