Livestock on agricultural holdings: reference date 1 April and 1 December

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This table contains data on the number of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks for slaughter and pigs on Dutch agricultural holdings. The number of animals is determined on April 1st and December 1st .

The number of animals can differ from those in the tables of the agricultural census (see ‘links to relevant tables and relevant articles). In the agricultural census the number of veal calves, fattening pigs, chicken and turkey are, from 2018 onwards, 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.

Data available from: 1 April 2018.

Status of the figures:

The figures for December 2025 and April 2026 are provisional; the other figures are final.

Changes as of 15 October 2026:

Bestanden en diensten

• APIJSON · opendata.cbs.nlLivestock on agricultural holdings with a Standard Ouptut >= 3000 euro, grazing livestock and housed animals at 1 April and 1 December
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• FeedATOM · opendata.cbs.nlLivestock on agricultural holdings with a Standard Ouptut >= 3000 euro, grazing livestock and housed animals at 1 April and 1 December
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