Environment · 2022

Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water): ranking of municipalities

Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water): the highest value is in Hoorn (78.6%) and the lowest in Schiermonnikoog (1.5%). The median across 341 municipalities is 16.8%.

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1Hoorn78.6%2Krimpen aan den IJssel76.3%3Capelle aan den IJssel75.4%

#	Municipality	Province	Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water)
1	Hoorn	North Holland	78.6%
2	Krimpen aan den IJssel	South Holland	76.3%
3	Capelle aan den IJssel	South Holland	75.4%
4	Leiden	South Holland	74.5%
4	Rotterdam	South Holland	74.5%
6	Veenendaal	Utrecht	72.4%
7	Gouda	South Holland	71.2%
8	Haarlem	North Holland	68.7%
9	The Hague	South Holland	68.1%
10	Oegstgeest	South Holland	67.4%
11	Nijmegen	Gelderland	67.3%
12	Papendrecht	South Holland	67.1%
13	Rijswijk	South Holland	65.6%
14	Delft	South Holland	65.4%
15	Nieuwegein	Utrecht	64.8%
16	Maassluis	South Holland	64.4%
17	Amsterdam	North Holland	63.3%
18	Schiedam	South Holland	62.4%
19	Kerkrade	Limburg	62.1%
20	Eindhoven	North Brabant	62.0%
21	Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht	South Holland	61.2%
22	Heemstede	North Holland	60.3%
23	Zoetermeer	South Holland	59.8%
24	Heerlen	Limburg	59.4%
25	Beverwijk	North Holland	59.3%
26	Barendrecht	South Holland	58.0%
27	Utrecht	Utrecht	57.6%
28	Aalsmeer	North Holland	56.9%
29	Brunssum	Limburg	55.4%
30	Alblasserdam	South Holland	54.9%
31	Vlissingen	Zeeland	54.7%
32	Ridderkerk	South Holland	54.1%
33	Zwijndrecht	South Holland	54.0%
34	Huizen	North Holland	53.4%
35	Amersfoort	Utrecht	53.0%
36	Gorinchem	South Holland	52.8%
37	Vlaardingen	South Holland	52.7%
38	Sittard-Geleen	Limburg	50.8%
39	Diemen	North Holland	49.6%
40	Oldenzaal	Overijssel	48.4%
40	Westervoort	Gelderland	48.4%
42	Maastricht	Limburg	48.0%
43	Katwijk	South Holland	47.3%
44	Helmond	North Brabant	47.0%
45	Voorschoten	South Holland	44.4%
46	Stein	Limburg	44.3%
47	Sliedrecht	South Holland	44.1%
48	Landgraaf	Limburg	43.8%
49	Velsen	North Holland	42.7%
50	Veldhoven	North Brabant	42.6%
51	Blaricum	North Holland	41.6%
52	Tilburg	North Brabant	41.5%
53	Uithoorn	North Holland	41.4%
54	Zaanstad	North Holland	40.8%
55	Tiel	Gelderland	40.5%
55	Laren	North Holland	40.5%
57	Hengelo	Overijssel	40.3%
58	Leiderdorp	South Holland	40.1%
59	Urk	Flevoland	39.4%
60	Dijk en Waard	North Holland	39.1%
61	Almere	Flevoland	39.0%
62	Hilversum	North Holland	38.9%
62	Hillegom	South Holland	38.9%
64	Den Helder	North Holland	38.4%
65	Almelo	Overijssel	38.3%
66	Amstelveen	North Holland	38.2%
67	Enkhuizen	North Holland	38.1%
67	Stede Broec	North Holland	38.1%
69	Westland	South Holland	37.4%
70	Breda	North Brabant	37.2%
71	Arnhem	Gelderland	36.4%
71	Lansingerland	South Holland	36.4%
73	Gooise Meren	North Holland	36.1%
74	Leidschendam-Voorburg	South Holland	35.9%
75	Zeist	Utrecht	35.6%
76	's-Hertogenbosch	North Brabant	35.3%
77	Geldrop-Mierlo	North Brabant	35.2%
78	Dordrecht	South Holland	34.8%
79	Beek	Limburg	34.6%
80	Heiloo	North Holland	34.3%
81	Harderwijk	Gelderland	33.9%
82	Waddinxveen	South Holland	33.6%
83	Roermond	Limburg	33.1%
84	Venlo	Limburg	32.7%
85	Haarlemmermeer	North Holland	32.0%
85	Geertruidenberg	North Brabant	32.0%
87	Zwolle	Overijssel	31.7%
88	Son en Breugel	North Brabant	31.1%
89	Zutphen	Gelderland	30.9%
89	Soest	Utrecht	30.9%
89	Hardinxveld-Giessendam	South Holland	30.9%
89	Pijnacker-Nootdorp	South Holland	30.9%
93	Lisse	South Holland	30.7%
94	Middelburg	Zeeland	30.4%
95	Waalwijk	North Brabant	30.1%
96	Groningen	Groningen	30.0%
96	Harlingen	Friesland	30.0%
96	Teylingen	South Holland	30.0%
99	Albrandswaard	South Holland	29.8%
100	Wageningen	Gelderland	29.4%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water)
327	Tubbergen	Overijssel	6.0%
327	Bronckhorst	Gelderland	6.0%
329	Noordoostpolder	Flevoland	5.9%
329	Alphen-Chaam	North Brabant	5.9%
331	Weststellingwerf	Friesland	5.8%
331	Ommen	Overijssel	5.8%
333	Texel	North Holland	5.3%
334	De Wolden	Drenthe	5.2%
335	Zeewolde	Flevoland	4.7%
336	Baarle-Nassau	North Brabant	4.4%
337	Westerveld	Drenthe	3.9%
338	Terschelling	Friesland	3.1%
339	Rozendaal	Gelderland	2.9%
340	Vlieland	Friesland	1.7%
341	Schiermonnikoog	Friesland	1.5%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water)”?

Hoorn ranks first for “Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water)”, with 78.6%.

What is the median for “Share of built-up and paved land (excluding water)”?

The median across the 341 ranked municipalities is 16.8%.