Drenthe: farm data and statistics

Official figures for Drenthe (Netherlands): agricultural industry output 1,685 M EUR (2023). This page gathers the farm data published for this province and links to the interactive profile.

Agricultural accounts

ItemValueAnnual change
Agricultural industry output1,685 M EUR+0.1 %
Gross value added674 M EUR+4.3 %
Factor income545 M EUR+1.9 %
Entrepreneurial income377 M EUR+1.4 %

Year 2023

Where output comes from

ItemValueShare
Crop output720 M EUR46.6 %
Animals (livestock sold)256 M EUR16.6 %
Animal products468 M EUR30.3 %
Milk427 M EUR27.6 %
Vegetables and horticulture282 M EUR18.3 %
Forage plants162 M EUR10.5 %
Potatoes139 M EUR9.0 %
Pigs96.9 M EUR6.3 %

Year 2023

Land and crops

ItemAreaYear
Utilised agricultural area147 thousand ha2024
Arable land99.4 thousand ha2024
Permanent grassland47.0 thousand ha2024
Potatoes · 1,109 thousand t25.2 thousand ha2024
Green maize · 747 thousand t16.6 thousand ha2024
Sugar beet · 1,009 thousand t13.0 thousand ha2024
Barley · 52.2 thousand t8.31 thousand ha2024
Common wheat · 16.0 thousand t2.52 thousand ha2024
Grain maize · 6.51 thousand t0.60 thousand ha2024

Livestock

ItemValueYear
Cattle216 thousand head2025
Dairy cows103 thousand head2025
Pigs166 thousand head2025
Sheep32.7 thousand head2025
Goats23.5 thousand head2025
Cow’s milk collected (thousand t)9592024

Farms

ItemValueYear
Holdings2,6602023
Agricultural area (ha)147,3102023
Average size (ha)55.42023
Standard output (M EUR)1,4362023

Open the interactive profile with charts →

Sources: Eurostat (EAA, NUTS) · Country profile · Netherlands · Page generated on 2026-10-02.

Figures as each official source publishes them, with their unit. Anything a source does not publish for this region is not filled in or estimated. Methodology

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