Farmland still makes up more than half the Netherlands
Some 55% of land in the Netherlands is used for agriculture, according to new research from the national statistics office CBS.
Despite the impression that the Netherlands is very built-up, only 8% of the country is occupied by buildings. Some 12% is woodland and 20% water. The rest is semi-build, roads and railways and recreational land, the CBS says.
The 5,300 hectare increase in the built-up area between 2006 and 2008 was at the expense of farmland, the CBS says.
Thank you for donating to DutchNews.nl.
We could not provide the Dutch News service, and keep it free of charge, without the generous support of our readers. Your donations allow us to report on issues you tell us matter, and provide you with a summary of the most important Dutch news each day.
Make a donation