Extraction, import and export materials by kind, nat. accounts 1996-2012

Extraction, import and export materials by kind, nat. accounts 1996-2012

Periods Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Biomass Crops (excl. fodder crops) Roots and tubers (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Biomass Crop residues and fodder crops Total crop residues and fodder crops (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Biomass Crop residues and fodder crops Crop residues (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Biomass Crop residues and fodder crops Fodder crops and grass (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Biomass Fish capture and other aquatic life (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Non-metal minerals Limestone and gypsum (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Non-metal minerals Sand and gravel (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Non-metal minerals Clays and kaolin (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction of type of materials Fossil energy carriers Crude oil and natural gas liquids (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Total biomass and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Wood and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Fish, aquatic life and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Products mainly from biomass (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Crops (excl. fodder crops) Cereals and related products (mln kg)
2012* 6,766 15,923 1,653 14,271 289 1,346 21,800 4,009 1,467 78,358 6,520 897 32,548 12,659
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains information about materials that enter of leave the Dutch economy through import, export and extraction. Materials include resources, semi-finished products and finished products. The import and export of materials is recorded both in kilos (physically) and in euros (monetary). The currently presented tables can be referred to as the material flow accounts.

Data available from: 1996-2012
As of 8 December 2015, this table is discontinued. Figures have been recalculated according to a new method. A link to the new tables Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts and extraction, import and export of materials by continent; national accounts can be found in chapter 3.


Status of the figures:
2012 provisional, other years final.

Changes as of 8 December 2015:
None, this is a discontinued table.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Material flows in physical amounts
Extraction of type of materials
Materials that are extracted from the environment and used by residents as input for the production process. Extraction comprises not only the mining and quarrying of minerals but also harvest of agricultural goods and the catch of non-cultivated fish.
Biomass
Organic matter.
Crops (excl. fodder crops)
Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
Roots and tubers
Mainly potatoes.
Crop residues and fodder crops
Crops meant for animal consumption like, for example, mangold, green maize and grass.
Total crop residues and fodder crops
Crops meant for animal consumption like, for example, straw, mangold, green maize and grass.
Crop residues
Residues of crops, like straw, that used within the economy.
Fodder crops and grass
Crops meant for animal consumption like, for example, straw, mangold, green maize and grass.
Fish capture and other aquatic life
Non-cultivated fresh fish and other aquatic life like shellfish and crustacean.
Non-metal minerals
Inorganic minerals excluding metals.
Limestone and gypsum
Limestone is, e.g., used for the production of cement. Gypsum is, e.g., used for plastering.
Sand and gravel
Sand and gravel that are used by industry as resource for the production of concrete, glass and ceramics.
Clays and kaolin
Clays and kaolin are used for the production of porcelain.
Fossil energy carriers
Crude oil and natural gas liquids
Resources from crude oil.
Import by type of material
The import of goods comprises goods, destined for Dutch residents that originate in other economies. This also included goods that, after import, leave the country again without any significant treatment taken place as long as these goods are owned by Dutch residents (re-exports).
Biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Total biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Crops (excl. fodder crops)
Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
Cereals and related products
Mainly wheat, corn and barley and derived products like bread.
Wood and related products
Wood and derived products like doors and floors.
Fish, aquatic life and related products
Non-cultivated fresh fish and other aquatic life like shellfish and crustacean and products thereof.
Products mainly from biomass
Mainly beverages and paper.