Number of agriculture companies in the Netherlands 2021, by company type

In 2021, the Netherlands had just over 52,000 agricultural companies. Roughly 27 percent of these companies were dairy farms. On the other hand, there were also 2,800 greenhouse horticulture companies and mushroom farms. Most of these mushroom nurseries were located in the province North Brabant and Limburg.

 Number of dairy farms in the Benelux

Of the Benelux countries, the Netherlands is the country with the largest number of dairy farms. In 2020, neighboring country Belgium counted nearly 9,000 dairy farms, or roughly 7,000 less than in the Netherlands. Since Luxembourg is much smaller than the two other Benelux countries, it probably does not come as a surprise that Luxembourg had the smallest number of dairy farms. In 2020, the Grand Duchy was home to some 600 dairy farms.

Average production of dairy farms

Dairy farms in the Netherlands also had the highest average production. Whereas dairy farms in Belgium and Luxembourg produced around 480-750 metric tons on average, in the Netherlands this was roughly 940 metric tons per farm.