Emissions to air on Dutch territory; road traffic; 1980-2018
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Table explanation
This table contains figures on the actual emissions into the atmosphere in the Netherlands by road traffic, including emissions by foreign vehicles. It also presents the average emissions per vehicle-kilometre, the so-called fleet emission factors, are given, expressed in grams per vehicle kilometre. It covers emissions from the combustion of motor fuels and emissions caused by evaporation of fuel from the vehicle's fuel system.
The emissions are calculated by multiplying data on activities, for instance vehicle kilometres and fuel consumption, by emission factors.
Data available from: 1980-2018.
Status of the figures:
The 2018 data is provisional; all other data are final.
Changes as of 24 February 2023:
This table is discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table is succeeded by Emissions to air on Dutch territory; road traffic. See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Fleet emission factors
- The average emission per vehicle kilometre, per vehicle category and
road type, weighted for the shares of the various vehicle classes
(= years of construction and weight classes) in the traffic
performance of the concerning vehicle category.- CO fleet emission factors
- Carbon monoxide per vehicle kilometre.
CO is caused by incomplete combustion of fuels. It is a toxic gas (detrimental to health).- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- VOC fleet emission factors
- Volatile organic compounds, emission by combustion per
vehicle kilometre.
Caused by incomplete combustion of fuels. Smog generating and sometimes carcinogenic.- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- NOx fleet emission factors
- Nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO and NO2, calculated as NO2) per
vehicle kilometre.
Nitrogen oxides are formed in the engine by the combustion of nitrogen from ambient air. Nitrogen oxides cause acidification and play a role in smog generation. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is detrimental to health.- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- PM10 fleet emission factors
- Particulate matter emission by combustion per vehicle kilometre (PM10 = particulates with diameter smaller than 10 micrometers). Detrimental to health, penetrates deeply into the lungs.
- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- SO2 fleet emission factors
- Sulphur dioxide per vehicle kilometre (SO2 and SO3, calculated as SO2).
SO2 is formed by the combustion of Sulphur in fuels. Causes acidification.- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- CO2 fleet emission factors
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) per vehicle kilometre.
CO2 is formed by the combustion of Carbon in fuels. Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- N2O fleet emission factors
- Laughing gas/dinitrogen oxide per vehicle kilometre.
Dinitrogen oxide is mainly formed during the warming up phase of catalytic converters, due to incomplete conversion of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into nitrogen (N2). N2O is a greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways
- CH4 fleet emission factors
- Methane (= natural gas) per vehicle kilometre.
Methane is one of the components of VOC. In the case of mobile sources it concerns only a minor part of the total VOC emission. Methane is a Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).- Total
- For all road types jointly.
- Urban roads
- Rural roads
- For roads outside built-up areas, exclusive of motorways.
- Motorways