Environmental goods and services sector; activities, 1995 - 2011

Changed on: 12/11/2014 02:00

Environmental goods and services sector; activities, 1995 - 2011
Environmental activities	Environmental domains	Periods	Labour input of employed persons (1 000 years of employment)	Output at basic prices (mln euros)	Gross value added at basic prices (mln euros)
Total environmental sector	Environmental domains, total	2010*	112.3	31,916	13,876
Total environmental sector	Environmental domains, total	2011*	112.7	34,036	14,328
Organic agriculture	Environmental domains, total	2010*	3.1	1,273	472
Organic agriculture	Environmental domains, total	2011*	3.2	1,264	430
Energy systems and energy saving	Environmental domains, total	2010*	15.9	4,586	1,580
Energy systems and energy saving	Environmental domains, total	2011*	16.3	4,985	1,563
Wholesale trade in waste and scrap	Environmental domains, total	2010*	6.0	3,701	3,246
Wholesale trade in waste and scrap	Environmental domains, total	2011*	6.2	4,015	3,505
Philanthropic envir organisations	Environmental domains, total	2010*	1.7	147	86
Philanthropic envir organisations	Environmental domains, total	2011*	1.6	141	85
In-house environmental activities	Environmental domains, total	2010*	5.1	1,412	536
In-house environmental activities	Environmental domains, total	2011*	4.9	1,437	528
Insulation activities constr. industry	Environmental domains, total	2010*	6.2	768	355
Insulation activities constr. industry	Environmental domains, total	2011*	6.2	824	376
Environmental consultancy, engineering	Environmental domains, total	2010*	8.0	1,340	707
Environmental consultancy, engineering	Environmental domains, total	2011*	8.2	1,335	700
Environmental services	Environmental domains, total	2010*	27.6	9,326	3,392
Environmental services	Environmental domains, total	2011*	26.9	9,408	3,325
Environmental inspection, certification	Environmental domains, total	2010*	2.4	197	113
Environmental inspection, certification	Environmental domains, total	2011*	2.5	207	119
Environmental related constr. activities	Environmental domains, total	2010*	9.5	2,363	647
Environmental related constr. activities	Environmental domains, total	2011*	9.3	2,317	647
Education about the environment	Environmental domains, total	2010*	0.5	50	38
Education about the environment	Environmental domains, total	2011*	0.5	52	39
Gov. administration for environment	Environmental domains, total	2010*	6.4	1,413	586
Gov. administration for environment	Environmental domains, total	2011*	6.2	1,379	583
Production of renewable energy	Environmental domains, total	2010*	2.6	1,324	756
Production of renewable energy	Environmental domains, total	2011*	2.8	1,820	843
Production of industrial envir equipment	Environmental domains, total	2010*	5.4	1,298	413
Production of industrial envir equipment	Environmental domains, total	2011*	5.4	1,504	436
Second-hand shops (not antiques)	Environmental domains, total	2010*	5.0	229	72
Second-hand shops (not antiques)	Environmental domains, total	2011*	5.2	286	86
Preparation for recycling	Environmental domains, total	2010*	2.9	1,256	245
Preparation for recycling	Environmental domains, total	2011*	3.3	1,784	411
Water quantity management	Environmental domains, total	2010*	4.0	1,235	631
Water quantity management	Environmental domains, total	2011*	3.9	1,277	652
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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This table presents economic data for the environmental goods and services sector. Labour input, output and gross value added of the environmental goods and services sector are presented.

Output and gross value added are measured in basic prices and labour input is measured in full time equivalents (employed persons).

The environmental goods and services sector consists of a group of companies and authorities involved in activities with respect to measuring, preventing, limiting, minimalizing or correcting environmental damage to water, air and soil, and problems related to waste, noise and ecosystems (OECD, 1999; Eurostat 2009).

This definition includes ‘cleaner technologies ‘and ‘cleaner goods and services’ which reduce environmental risk and minimize the use of natural resources and pollution. The definition of the environmental goods and services sector is determined on European level and is used by EU-countries accordingly.

Data available from: 1995 - 2011

Status of the figures:
The figures concerning are provisional. Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of November 12, 2014:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table is replaced by table: Environmental goods and services sector; activities, economic indicators. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Labour input of employed persons: The input of labour that is deployed in a certain period. The labour input can be expressed as jobs, years of employment and hours of employment.
Employed persons are all individuals working at a company that is settled in The Netherlands or at a private household in The Netherlands.
Employed persons are considered all individuals performing paid labour, even if it is for just one or a few hour a week, even if they:
- perform labour that is legal, but which from the payment is withdrawn from registration by the treasury and social security authorities ('black labour');
- do not perform any labour temporary, but still get payment (e.g. in case of illness or hold-ups due to frost);
- are on holiday temporary, without payment.
Employed persons can be categorised in employees and freelancers.
Employees are individuals performing labour for a certain period, in return of payment or salary, in money or in kind.
Freelancers are individuals receiving income by performing labour at their own expenses and risk, for the company or profession they practise independently. Participating members of the family are also considered freelancers, unless they start an employment contract.
Output at basic prices: Output (basic prices) covers the value of all goods produced for sale, including unsold goods, and all receipts for services rendered. Output furthermore covers the market equivalent of goods and services produced for own use, such as own account capital formation, services of owner-occupied dwellings and agricultural products produced by farmers for own consumption.
The output of such goods is estimated by valuing the quantities produced against the price that the producer would have received if these goods had been sold. Output is valued at basic prices, defined as the price received by the producer excluding trade and transport margins and the balance of taxes and subsidies on products. This is the price the producer is ultimately left with.
Gross value added at basic prices: Value added at basic prices is equal to the difference between production (basic prices) and intermediate consumption.