Yield and cultivation area apples and pears per region, 1997 - 2017
Fruit farming regions | Periods | Yield Apple Varieties Total apple varieties (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Cox's Orange Pippin (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Delbarestivale (Delcorf) (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Elstar (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Golden Delicious (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Jonagold (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Jonagored (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Rode Boskoop (rennet apple) (mln kg) | Yield Apple Varieties Other apple varieties (mln kg) | Yield Pear Varieties Total pear varieties (mln kg) | Yield Pear Varieties Conference (mln kg) | Yield Pear Varieties Doyenné du Comice (mln kg) | Yield Pear Varieties Cooking pears (mln kg) | Yield Pear Varieties Triomphe de Vienne (mln kg) | Yield Pear Varieties Other pear varieties (mln kg) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Total apple varieties (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Cox's Orange Pippin (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Delbarestivale (Delcorf) (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Elstar (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Golden Delicious (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Jonagold (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Jonagored (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Rode Boskoop (rennet apple) (hectare) | Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Other apple varieties (hectare) | Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Total pear varieties (hectare) | Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Conference (hectare) | Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Doyenné du Comice (hectare) | Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Cooking pears (hectare) | Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Triomphe de Vienne (hectare) | Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Other pear varieties (hectare) |
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Total Netherlands | 1997 | 420 | 43 | 3 | 129 | 40 | 104 | 34 | 30 | 37 | 141 | 86 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15,191 | 1,502 | 211 | 5,126 | 1,192 | 3,440 | 1,158 | 1,281 | 1,281 | 6,026 | 3,445 | 1,274 | 549 | 213 | 545 |
Total Netherlands | 2012 | 282 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 20 | 53 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 199 | 161 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7,948 | 110 | 143 | 3,289 | 450 | 1,375 | 470 | 453 | 635 | 8,169 | 6,114 | 880 | 256 | 107 | 362 |
Total Netherlands | 2013 | 314 | 4 | 5 | 123 | 16 | 66 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 327 | 256 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7,906 | 110 | 150 | 3,191 | 430 | 1,319 | 509 | 473 | 751 | 8,509 | 6,364 | 859 | 248 | 105 | 434 |
Total Netherlands | 2016 | 317 | 2 | 4 | 133 | 13 | 74 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 374 | 293 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7,335 | 49 | 178 | 3,175 | 304 | 1,356 | 362 | 397 | 545 | 9,434 | 7,041 | 851 | 235 | 106 | 570 |
Region North | 1997 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2,798 | 294 | 22 | 1,046 | 207 | 607 | 251 | 181 | 190 | 849 | 499 | 202 | 70 | 18 | 60 |
Region North | 2012 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,046 | 16 | 10 | 601 | 36 | 206 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 1,112 | 910 | 117 | 38 | 3 | 39 |
Region North | 2013 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 988 | 25 | 5 | 470 | 56 | 181 | 41 | 28 | 123 | 1,183 | 969 | 116 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
Region North | 2016 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 849 | 3 | 7 | 436 | 24 | 218 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 1,198 | 919 | 120 | 45 | 2 | 64 |
Region West | 1997 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3,510 | 429 | 50 | 1,032 | 315 | 774 | 223 | 316 | 370 | 2,338 | 1,303 | 519 | 184 | 80 | 252 |
Region West | 2012 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,750 | 35 | 36 | 711 | 111 | 299 | 193 | 77 | 67 | 3,053 | 2,115 | 387 | 86 | 45 | 149 |
Region West | 2013 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 117 | 84 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,757 | 38 | 41 | 687 | 115 | 225 | 197 | 106 | 134 | 3,235 | 2,239 | 420 | 89 | 47 | 140 |
Region West | 2016 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 150 | 112 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1,614 | 25 | 29 | 686 | 89 | 301 | 140 | 73 | 77 | 3,738 | 2,700 | 390 | 65 | 55 | 145 |
Region Central | 1997 | 213 | 23 | 2 | 67 | 18 | 47 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 71 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7,014 | 632 | 109 | 2,445 | 477 | 1,610 | 543 | 608 | 589 | 2,561 | 1,477 | 494 | 276 | 106 | 208 |
Region Central | 2012 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 84 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,930 | 40 | 61 | 1,578 | 152 | 684 | 185 | 262 | 494 | 3,684 | 2,800 | 353 | 128 | 57 | 171 |
Region Central | 2013 | 164 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 149 | 118 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3,943 | 34 | 71 | 1,619 | 133 | 743 | 211 | 263 | 407 | 3,781 | 2,876 | 310 | 129 | 54 | 231 |
Region Central | 2016 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 158 | 125 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3,772 | 17 | 100 | 1,625 | 111 | 727 | 154 | 248 | 296 | 4,191 | 3,160 | 318 | 122 | 48 | 346 |
Region South | 1997 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,869 | 147 | 30 | 603 | 193 | 449 | 140 | 176 | 132 | 278 | 166 | 59 | 19 | 9 | 25 |
Region South | 2012 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,222 | 18 | 35 | 399 | 151 | 187 | 71 | 93 | 32 | 319 | 289 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Region South | 2013 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,217 | 13 | 32 | 416 | 126 | 170 | 60 | 76 | 87 | 310 | 280 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
Region South | 2016 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,100 | 4 | 41 | 427 | 81 | 109 | 61 | 56 | 130 | 307 | 262 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table provides information on the harvest of apples and pears in the Netherlands. It concerns the harvest of apples and pears and the corresponding cultivation area (broken down by variety and fruit cultivation area).
From 2016 it is mandatory for growers to participate in the survey. The response is therefore higher than in previous years, which can lead to breaks in the trend.
Data available from 1997 to 2017.
Status of the figures:
The figures for the years 1997 to 2016 are final, and the figures for 2017 are provisional. Due to the discontinuation, the provisional figures will not become definite.
Changes as of 12 April 2019:
None, this table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not. This table has been discontinued.
Description topics
- Yield
- The crop of apples and pears, in million kg. Weather plays a part in the volume of the harvest. Coldness and precipitation in springtime can have a negative effect on a good fructification. In summertime, hailstorms in particular can have a damaging effect on the volume of the harvest.
- Apple Varieties
- Total apple varieties
- Cox's Orange Pippin, Delcorf (incl. Delbarestivale), Elstar, Golden Delicious, Jonagold (incl. such as Red Prince), Jonagored, Junami (incl. Milwa), Kanzi (incl. Nikoter), Rode Boskoop, Rubens (incl. Civni) and other apple varieties (such as Gala and Braeburn).
- Cox's Orange Pippin
- Delbarestivale (Delcorf)
- Elstar
- Golden Delicious
- Jonagold
- incl. such as Red Prince
- Jonagored
- Rode Boskoop (rennet apple)
- Including Schone van Boskoop.
- Other apple varieties
- Such as Gala and Braeburn.
- Pear Varieties
- Total pear varieties
- Beurré Alexandre Lucas, Conference, Doyenné du Comice,
Cooking pears, Triomphe de Vienne and other pear varieties
(such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite).
- Conference
- Doyenné du Comice
- Cooking pears
- Most important cooking pear varieties in the Netherlands:
about 80 percent Gieser Wildeman and about 20 percent Saint Rémy.
- Triomphe de Vienne
- Other pear varieties
- Such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite.
- Area under cultivation
- The area of apple and pear orchards, in hectare.
- Apple Varieties
- Total apple varieties
- Cox's Orange Pippin, Delbarestivale (Delcorf), Elstar, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Jonagored, Junami, Kanzi, Rode Boskoop (rennet apple), Rubens and other apple varieties (such as Gala and Braeburn).
- Cox's Orange Pippin
- Delbarestivale (Delcorf)
- Elstar
- Golden Delicious
- Jonagold
- Jonagored
- Rode Boskoop (rennet apple)
- Including Schone van Boskoop
- Other apple varieties
- Such as Gala and Braeburn.
- Pear Varieties
- Total pear varieties
- Beurré Alexandre Lucas, Conference, Doyenné du Comice,
Cooking pears, Triomphe de Vienne and other pear varieties
(such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite).
- Conference
- Doyenné du Comice
- Cooking pears
- Most important cooking pear varieties in the Netherlands:
about 80 percent Gieser Wildeman and about 20 percent Saint Rémy.
- Triomphe de Vienne
- Other pear varieties
- Such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite.