Environmental and ec. key figures; national accounts, 2001-2013

Environmental and ec. key figures; national accounts, 2001-2013

Economic activities and other items Periods Environmental burden Emissions to water Nutrients (1 000 nutrient-equivalents)
Total 2013* .
Total Dutch economy 2013* .
A-U All economic activities 2013* .
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2013* .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2013* .
B Mining and quarrying 2013* .
C Manufacturing 2013* .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2013* .
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2013* .
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2013* .
16 Manufacture of wood products 2013* .
17 Manufacture of paper 2013* .
18 Printing and reproduction 2013* .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2013* .
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2013* .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2013* .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2013* .
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2013* .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2013* .
23 Manufacture of building materials 2013* .
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2013* .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2013* .
25 Manufacture of metal products 2013* .
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2013* .
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2013* .
29-30 Transport equipment 2013* .
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2013* .
D Electricity and gas supply 2013* .
E Water supply and waste management 2013* .
F Construction 2013* .
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2013* .
J Information and communication 2013* .
K Financial institutions 2013* .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2013* .
M-N Business services 2013* .
O-Q Government and care 2013* .
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2013* .
Total private households 2013* .
Other domestic origin 2013* .
Total from abroad 2013* .
Source: CBS.
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This table contains key figures from the environmental accounts and the National Accounts. It shows contributions to various environmental issues such as global warming, acidification, environmental costs and environmental taxes by industries. In addition, some economic characteristics of the National accounts are included for comparison, e.g. gross value added and the number of employee jobs converted to full-time equivalents.
The environmental accounts are consistent with the concepts and definitions of the National Accounts. This implies that, for physical material flows, the direct relationship with the Dutch economy is the focal point. Material flows are attributed to the economic activities where the actions actually take place, they are registered according to the residence principle. This means that all air pollution caused by Dutch transport companies is taken into account for the Netherlands, but that air pollution caused by transport companies from abroad within the Dutch territory is not.
The environmental accounts are based on figures from the environmental statistics. These data are based on the territory principle, however, everything that happens within the Dutch territory. Because of the consistency between the environmental accounts and the National Accounts, Dutch environmental indicators can be compared directly to the main economic indicators. Due to the difference in approach between environmental accounts and environmental statistics, results may vary somewhat.

Data available from: 2001-2013

Status of the figures:
his table contains figures from various sources. For figures related to the National Accounts: most recent reference period has status Provisional, whereas the reference period prior to that has the status Revised Provisional. After two years the data become Definite. Data for 2001-2010 are still regarded as Provisional, as the Dutch National Accounts are currently being revised to comply with the European System of National and Regional Accounts 2010 (ESR 2010). Data based on the environmental accounts will be revised over a longer period of time, because of adjustments in the data sources used. This to maintain the closest relation possible to the environmental statistics.

Changes as of 8 June 2016:
This table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable. This table is discontinued.

Description topics

Environmental burden
Physical data relating to the environmental burden. Subjects include emissions to air and water, waste and the depletion of natural resources.
Emissions to water
Pollutants originating from a source. Emissions can be divided into direct and indirect emissions. Direct emissions are emitted directly into the environment. Indirect emissions reach the environment in an indirect way. Part of the discharges to the sewer system, for example, reach the surface water after treatment in wastewater treatment plants.
Nutrients
Phosphorus and Nitrogen are nutrients. These nutrients are essential for the growth of plants and animals, but an excessive use of fertilizers has damaging effects on biodiversity and ecosystems. As a rule, it results in domination of one or only a few species of plants or animals. This process is called eutrophication. In surface water, an excess amount of nutrients results in limitless algae growth and finally in total domination of blue-green alga.