Agricultural Holdings in the Netherlands with Location and Animal Numbers

All agriculturally active companies in the Netherlands known to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency as of 1 April of a given year. The data includes company type, location of secondary establishments, and animal numbers, sourced from the agricultural census or combined GDI statement. It is published by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties.

Use Cases

• Mapping agricultural company density based on the provided location points.
• Analyzing regional livestock concentrations based on reported animal numbers.
• Studying farm structure and secondary establishments based on company type information.

Strengths

• Covers all known agriculturally active companies in the Netherlands for a given year.
• Includes precise geographical points for companies, including those based abroad with Dutch land.
• Data is sourced from official administrative sources like the agricultural census.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, via Netherlands Enterprise Agency (EZ).

Collection Method

Aggregated from the annual agricultural census or the combined GDI statement.

Time Range

Annual snapshot as of 1 April of a given year.

Geography

Netherlands, with points for companies abroad that have land in the Netherlands.