Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region

Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region

Farm types Regions Periods Land use Area Land use, total (are) Land use Area Other land (are) Land use Number of farms Land use, total (number) Land use Number of farms Other land (number) Arable land Area Arable land, total (are) Arable land Area Fallow land (are) Arable land Number of farms Arable land, total (number) Arable land Number of farms Fallow land (number) Horticulture, in the open Area Nurseries and perennial plants (are) Horticulture, in the open Number of farms Nurseries and perennial plants (number) Horticulture, under glass Area Nurseries and perennial plants (m2) Horticulture, under glass Number of farms Nurseries and perennial plants (number) Grassland and forage plants Area Grassland and forage plants, total (are) Grassland and forage plants Area Grassland Grassland, total (are)
All farm types Nederland 2023 201,221,148 20,920,753 50,361 46,905 54,742,293 1,218,351 22,566 9,394 1,652,595 2,857 5,056,844 508 115,302,059 95,776,471
All farm types Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 58,484,070 5,400,336 9,097 8,849 16,974,779 337,918 3,938 2,098 63,172 185 201,598 25 35,493,638 31,297,744
All farm types Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 55,943,039 5,060,686 16,484 15,739 10,823,205 268,227 6,674 2,342 403,283 644 631,629 81 37,954,441 30,714,018
All farm types West-Nederland (LD) 2023 49,171,719 5,954,320 12,508 10,942 15,273,363 266,140 4,756 2,023 157,027 610 1,826,427 182 23,653,145 21,201,973
All farm types Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 37,622,321 4,505,411 12,272 11,375 11,670,946 346,066 7,198 2,931 1,029,113 1,418 2,397,190 220 18,200,835 12,562,736
All farm types Flevoland (PV) 2023 9,414,608 542,367 1,607 1,551 6,090,395 112,368 1,314 666 34,379 46 38,875 8 1,945,646 1,517,030
All farm types Gelderland (PV) 2023 25,282,643 2,851,121 8,476 7,980 2,747,207 92,055 3,190 908 285,148 430 416,090 54 18,646,602 15,162,957
All farm types Noord-Holland (PV) 2023 14,499,340 1,934,438 3,331 3,035 3,054,140 125,936 1,170 693 26,588 129 253,335 36 7,373,041 6,767,295
All farm types Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023 13,230,249 1,587,805 4,239 3,277 3,530,234 58,426 1,028 404 95,607 336 1,543,692 138 6,882,719 6,376,560
All farm types Zeeland (PV) 2023 12,653,752 752,584 2,680 2,463 8,508,697 73,186 2,171 813 16,207 82 6,300 3 2,723,428 2,006,503
All farm types Noord-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Delft en Westland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Overig Zeeland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Flevoland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All farm types Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 2023 9,742,241 811,353 1,349 1,321 3,753,802 73,514 719 381 1,464 9 16,550 2 5,042,529 4,714,797
All farm types Westelijk Holland (LG) 2023 12,338,356 1,925,592 4,471 3,364 1,855,255 87,962 919 475 109,715 394 1,718,578 160 6,090,163 5,631,934
All farm types Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 2023 3,403,980 353,424 726 682 279,251 7,333 145 74 290 13 2,904 2 2,695,406 2,565,929
All farm types Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 2023 10,815,368 2,187,600 2,434 2,342 139,605 7,701 267 104 11,753 59 67,570 11 8,361,392 7,808,811
All farm types Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2023 3,830,518 290,575 476 463 2,068,563 38,209 319 190 377 3 0 0 1,432,089 1,339,646
All farm types Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2023 5,911,724 520,778 873 858 1,685,239 35,305 400 191 1,087 6 16,550 2 3,610,440 3,375,151
All farm types Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2023 9,075,070 859,478 1,452 1,430 333,020 15,572 272 112 2,505 8 0 0 7,853,658 7,305,552
All farm types Eilanden (LB) 2023 485,838 79,718 73 70 280 280 5 5 0 0 0 0 405,544 397,987
All farm types Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2023 3,979,693 521,909 558 533 1,375,713 24,309 343 194 12,810 31 37,000 3 1,926,180 1,564,705
All farm types Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 2,566,148 219,553 496 477 703,120 9,646 261 120 2,742 15 1,750 1 1,611,248 1,272,831
All farm types Salland (LB) 2023 3,441,674 206,133 1,075 1,049 320,073 6,886 403 131 5,840 25 28,828 4 2,891,969 2,353,821
All farm types Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2023 3,063,763 536,887 759 706 468,252 13,902 385 144 8,943 33 37,300 7 1,943,355 1,613,418
All farm types Eemland (LB) 2023 1,546,591 729,072 191 180 46,671 1,065 46 11 1,464 3 0 0 766,081 711,183
All farm types Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB) 2023 767,283 68,704 285 277 24,561 753 81 11 964 11 3,900 1 671,000 570,372
All farm types Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB) 2023 207,116 26,350 151 81 45,595 732 17 9 3,313 18 89,132 13 104,624 92,351
All farm types Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB) 2023 2,592,535 245,383 548 520 575,159 33,573 266 154 4,636 19 0 0 1,157,280 1,034,663
All farm types West-Friesland en omgeving (LB) 2023 2,928,005 269,037 876 798 177,373 12,485 197 108 5,369 23 113,799 13 1,639,792 1,516,795
All farm types Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 2023 3,403,980 353,424 726 682 279,251 7,333 145 74 290 13 2,904 2 2,695,406 2,565,929
All farm types 't Gein en Gooiland (LB) 2023 459,724 57,693 126 118 5,887 457 16 4 794 4 0 0 394,563 384,376
All farm types Kennemerland (LB) 2023 1,081,037 722,240 145 122 5,158 861 23 12 2,685 18 22,500 5 319,033 304,287
All farm types Westelijk Rijnland (LB) 2023 1,507,808 208,342 512 428 141,849 5,133 83 32 5,893 35 64,130 15 1,118,367 1,043,627
All farm types Krimpenerwaard en Oostel. Rijnland (LB) 2023 1,858,355 385,276 395 379 7,694 1,289 21 12 2,380 19 57,570 8 1,460,400 1,405,966
All farm types Alblasserwaard en Vijfherenlanden (LB) 2023 2,935,241 382,833 697 686 38,957 1,945 102 40 4,805 11 0 0 2,465,269 2,269,352
All farm types Westland en ZH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 2023 1,531,158 184,139 1,220 610 207,184 7,851 73 36 14,130 42 565,740 30 666,626 628,404
All farm types Noordelijk Zeeland (LB) 2023 3,225,482 184,886 576 554 2,174,669 20,554 465 207 5,370 22 0 0 705,395 517,524
All farm types Walcheren en Zuid-Beveland (LB) 2023 3,946,350 279,121 954 904 2,268,027 28,196 682 292 8,630 39 6,300 3 1,016,553 778,405
All farm types Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (LB) 2023 5,481,920 288,577 1,150 1,005 4,066,001 24,436 1,024 314 2,207 21 0 0 1,001,480 710,574
All farm types Westelijke Zandgronden (LB) 2023 2,398,769 151,394 803 740 852,253 27,368 472 221 91,514 138 103,467 14 1,090,380 773,656
All farm types Land van Breda (LB) 2023 1,186,231 85,190 507 457 164,176 25,772 207 146 206,483 232 610,323 55 638,244 476,420
Specialist field crops Nederland 2023 51,846,951 4,388,741 11,431 10,622 38,582,890 518,628 9,475 4,066 7,538 129 32,087 2 8,603,148 4,549,201
Specialist field crops Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023 16,182,435 977,625 2,236 2,176 13,422,365 214,720 1,966 1,236 2,082 30 0 0 1,753,568 1,041,059
Specialist field crops Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023 10,089,755 628,586 3,128 2,918 6,565,671 104,983 2,248 888 1,070 20 0 0 2,804,864 1,400,335
Specialist field crops West-Nederland (LD) 2023 14,588,057 819,545 2,873 2,656 11,992,194 124,326 2,569 1,017 970 29 0 0 1,684,640 1,087,760
Specialist field crops Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023 10,986,704 1,962,985 3,194 2,872 6,602,660 74,599 2,692 925 3,416 50 32,087 2 2,360,076 1,020,047
Specialist field crops Flevoland (PV) 2023 4,716,482 233,048 756 741 4,153,302 63,753 751 396 487 6 0 0 248,497 137,728
Specialist field crops Gelderland (PV) 2023 3,137,725 187,229 1,330 1,213 1,465,878 24,469 887 265 141 11 0 0 1,477,318 770,847
Specialist field crops Noord-Holland (PV) 2023 2,716,364 184,482 532 499 2,153,939 51,947 457 270 102 5 0 0 344,340 206,888
Specialist field crops Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023 3,106,717 194,987 582 558 2,578,492 23,374 513 187 197 6 0 0 312,218 238,872
Specialist field crops Zeeland (PV) 2023 8,520,210 414,633 1,616 1,471 7,219,852 48,696 1,556 552 671 18 0 0 849,109 505,290
Specialist field crops Noord-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Delft en Westland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Overig Zeeland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Flevoland (CR) 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialist field crops Bouwhoek en Hogeland (LG) 2023 3,802,060 262,355 465 461 3,256,753 57,486 440 280 47 3 0 0 271,371 232,070
Specialist field crops Westelijk Holland (LG) 2023 1,492,308 93,720 317 294 1,124,973 24,699 263 118 196 8 0 0 252,631 173,353
Specialist field crops Waterland en Droogmakerijen (LG) 2023 362,519 43,089 110 93 222,302 4,449 70 39 41 1 0 0 93,643 72,806
Specialist field crops Hollands/Utrechts Weidegebied (LG) 2023 210,929 28,708 107 97 26,531 290 18 5 0 0 0 0 155,552 124,556
Specialist field crops Oostelijk Hogeland (LB) 2023 2,093,028 131,047 229 227 1,842,566 31,192 223 152 42 2 0 0 112,306 96,190
Specialist field crops Noordelijk Friesland (LB) 2023 1,709,032 131,308 236 234 1,414,187 26,294 217 128 5 1 0 0 159,065 135,880
Specialist field crops Weidestreek in Friesland (LB) 2023 354,414 33,000 93 85 188,657 3,315 42 19 0 0 0 0 132,663 117,178
Specialist field crops Eilanden (LB) 2023 21,093 158 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,935 20,935
Specialist field crops Smilde en Centr. Zandgebied in Dr. (LB) 2023 1,254,047 78,422 172 165 976,753 15,072 155 103 702 6 0 0 196,327 95,075
Specialist field crops Zuidelijk Zandgebied in Drenthe (LB) 2023 636,838 39,022 128 122 472,013 4,013 110 53 68 2 0 0 125,576 51,086
Specialist field crops Salland (LB) 2023 290,367 18,380 167 154 117,496 2,294 113 46 24 1 0 0 154,442 74,653
Specialist field crops Zuidelijk Gelderland (LB) 2023 557,552 31,689 166 147 293,638 6,210 130 52 53 1 0 0 231,217 151,286
Specialist field crops Eemland (LB) 2023 38,208 2,187 17 15 10,173 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 25,823 18,828
Specialist field crops Zandgebied in Utrecht (LB) 2023 19,709 2,093 19 16 1,757 17 9 2 0 0 0 0 15,847 10,422
Specialist field crops Amstelland en Aalsmeer (LB) 2023 60,274 3,808 10 7 43,329 124 9 3 0 0 0 0 10,454 3,238
Specialist field crops Texel en Land van Zijpe (LB) 2023 358,472 23,345 71 67 275,769 6,349 61 33 17 1 0 0 52,007 28,553
Specialist field crops West-Friesland en omgeving (LB) 2023 115,161 6,246 40 36 80,281 1,575 30 11 0 0 0 0 25,546 13,807
Specialist field crops Waterland en NH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 2023 362,519 43,089 110 93 222,302 4,449 70 39 41 1 0 0 93,643 72,806
Specialist field crops 't Gein en Gooiland (LB) 2023 2,287 253 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,034 2,034
Specialist field crops Kennemerland (LB) 2023 4,169 267 1 1 2,345 209 1 1 0 0 0 0 1,557 1,240
Specialist field crops Westelijk Rijnland (LB) 2023 123,941 9,605 31 30 85,459 3,269 24 14 10 1 0 0 27,389 21,878
Specialist field crops Krimpenerwaard en Oostel. Rijnland (LB) 2023 17,134 6,052 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,082 11,082
Specialist field crops Alblasserwaard en Vijfherenlanden (LB) 2023 80,065 11,651 37 35 6,482 82 8 3 0 0 0 0 61,829 49,695
Specialist field crops Westland en ZH.'se Droogmakerijen (LB) 2023 163,988 10,554 41 39 120,181 2,142 31 11 86 2 0 0 32,130 28,404
Specialist field crops Noordelijk Zeeland (LB) 2023 2,082,777 88,344 289 284 1,769,038 14,725 279 131 138 4 0 0 212,566 115,416
Specialist field crops Walcheren en Zuid-Beveland (LB) 2023 2,213,277 123,730 445 427 1,819,345 16,553 429 172 110 6 0 0 254,938 138,655
Specialist field crops Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (LB) 2023 4,224,156 202,559 882 760 3,631,469 17,418 848 249 423 8 0 0 381,605 251,219
Specialist field crops Westelijke Zandgronden (LB) 2023 699,360 46,893 211 196 535,458 5,968 174 64 34 2 32,087 2 111,568 47,137
Specialist field crops Land van Breda (LB) 2023 152,110 10,005 52 48 86,562 270 27 6 166 1 0 0 55,279 25,561
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains data on land use, arable farming, horticulture, grassland, grazing livestock and housed animals, at regional level, by general farm type.

The figures in this table are derived from the agricultural census. Data collection for the agricultural census is part of a combined data collection for a.o. agricultural policy use and enforcement of the manure law.

Regional breakdown is based on the main location of the holding. Due to this the region where activities (crops, animals) are allocated may differ from the location where these activities actually occur.

The agricultural census is also used as the basis for the European Farm Structure Survey (FSS). Data from the agricultural census do not fully coincide with the FSS. In the FSS years (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2010) additional information was collected to meet the requirements of the FSS.

Reference date for livestock is 1 April and for crops 15 May.

In 2022, equidae are not part of the Agricultural Census. This affects the farm type and the total number of farms in the Agricultural Census. Farms with horses, ponies and donkeys that were previously classified as ‘specialist grazing livestock' could be classified, according to their dominant activity, as another farm type in 2022.

From 2020 onwards, the SO2017, based on the years 2015 to 2019, will apply (see also the explanation for SO: Standard Output).

From 2018 onwards the number of calves for fattening, pigs for fattening, chicken and turkey are adjusted in the case of temporary breaks in the production cycle (e.g. sanitary cleaning).
The agricultural census is a structural survey, in which adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle is a.o. relevant for the calculation of the economic size of the holding, and its farm type.
In the livestock surveys the number of animals on the reference day is relevant, therefore no adjustment for temporary breaks in the production cycle are made.
This means that the number of animals in the tables of the agricultural census may differ from those in the livestock tables (see ‘links to relevant tables and relevant articles).

From 2017 onwards, animal numbers are increasingly derived from I&R registers (Identification and Registration of animals), instead of by means of the combined data collection. The I&R registers are the responsibility of RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency). Since 2017, cattle numbers are derived from I&R cattle, and from 2018 sheep, goats and poultry are also derived from the relevant I&R registers. The registration of cattle, sheep and goats takes place directly at RVO. Poultry data is collected via the designated database Poultry Information System Poultry (KIP) from Avined. Avined is a branch organization for the egg and poultry meat sectors. Avined passes the data on to the central database of RVO. Due to the transition to the use of I&R registers, a change in classification will occur for sheep and goats from 2018 onwards.

Since 2016, information of the Dutch Business Register is used to define the agricultural census. Registration in the Business Register with an agricultural standard industrial classification code (SIC), related to NACE/ISIC, (in Dutch SBI: ‘Standaard BedrijfsIndeling’) is leading to determine whether there is an agricultural holding. This aligns the agricultural census as closely as possible to the statistical regulations of Eurostat and the (Dutch) implementation of the definition of 'active farmer' as described in the common agricultural policy.

The definition of the agricultural census based on information from the Dutch Business Register mainly affects the number of holdings, a clear deviation of the trend occurs. The impact on areas (except for other land and rough grazing) and the number of animals (except for sheep, horses and ponies) is limited. This is mainly due to the holdings that are excluded as a result of the new delimitation of agricultural holdings (such as equestrian centres, city farms and organisations in nature management).

In 2011 there were changes in geographic assignment of holdings with a foreign main seat. This may influence regional figures, mainly in border regions.

Until 2010 the economic size of agricultural holdings was expressed in Dutch size units (in Dutch NGE: 'Nederlandse Grootte Eenheid'). From 2010 onwards this has become Standard Output (SO). This means that the threshold for holdings in the agricultural census has changed from 3 NGE to 3000 euro SO. For comparable time series the figures for 2000 up to and including 2009 have been recalculated, based on SO coefficients and SO typology. The latest update took place in 2016.

Data available from: 2000

Status of the figures: The figures are final.

Changes as of March 29, 2024: the final figures for 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
According to regular planning provisional figures are published in November and the definite figures will follow in March of the following year.

Description topics

Land use
Area
Land use, total
Other land
Includes unutilised agricultural land, wooded area, and other land (e.g. buildings, farmyard, ponds, nature reserves).
Number of farms
Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several activities (such a holding is counted for each activity, but only once in the total).
Land use, total
Other land
Includes unutilised agricultural land, wooded area, and other land (e.g. buildings, farmyard, ponds, nature reserves).
Arable land
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually for industrial processing.
Area
Arable land, total
Fallow land
Land with no intention to produce a harvest for the duration of the current crop year.
_
Includes set aside area, cover crops and fauna margins.
Number of farms
Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several activities (such a holding is counted for each activity, but only once in the total).
Arable land, total
Fallow land
Land with no intention to produce a harvest for the duration of the current crop year.
_
Includes set aside area, cover crops and fauna margins.
Horticulture, in the open
Refers to the growing of crops in the open, usually directly for
the market.
Area
Nurseries and perennial plants
Includes wood and hedge plantation, buxus, lane and park trees, rose bush, ornamental conifers, ornamental shrubs, climbers, fruit trees and perennial plants.
Number of farms
Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several activities (such a holding is counted for each activity, but only once in the total).
Nurseries and perennial plants
Includes wood and hedge plantation, buxus, lane and park trees, rose bush, ornamental conifers, ornamental shrubs, climbers, fruit trees and perennial plants.
Horticulture, under glass
Refers to the growing of crops under glass or other (accessible) protective cover.
Area
Nurseries and perennial plants
Excluding crops kept under glass just for hibernation.
Number of farms
Note: the sum of underlying parts may be bigger than the total for the whole group, because a holding may have several activities (such a holding is counted for each activity, but only once in the total).
Nurseries and perennial plants
Excluding crops kept under glass just for hibernation.
Grassland and forage plants
Grassland and green fodder usually serves as fresh forage.
Area
Grassland and forage plants, total
Grassland
Grassland, total