Renewable energy; final use and avoided use fossil energy,1990-2019
| Energy sources/techniques | Energy application | Periods | Avoided carbon dioxide emission Avoided emission (kton) | Avoided carbon dioxide emission Avoided emission relative (% of total CO2 emission) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomassboliers companies, electricity | Electricity | 2019** | 447 | 0.29 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table explanation
Renewable energy is energy from wind, hydro power, the sun, the earth, biomass and heat from outdoor air. This is energy from natural processes that is replenished constantly.
This table expresses the use of renewable energy in three ways:
1. Gross final consumption
2. Avoided use of fossil energy
3. Avoided emissions of carbon dioxide
Figures are presented in an absolute way, as wel as related to the total energy use or total emissions of carbon dioxide in the Netherlands.
Avoiding the use of fossil energy and avoiding emissions of carbon dioxide are important underlying aims for stimulation the use of renewable energy.
The figures are broken down into energy source/technique and into application (electricity, heat and transport).
Data available from:
1990 to 2019, annually
Status of the figures:
This table contains definite figures until 2018 and revised provisional for 2019.
Since this table is discontinued, the figures will not become definite.
Changes as of February 2021:
None; this table is discontinued
When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.
This table is succeeded by Renewable energy; final use and Avoided use of fossil energy and emission of CO2. See section 3.
Description topics
- Avoided carbon dioxide emission
- The amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted if no use is made of renewable energy technology. The amount of carbon dioxide is calculated in accordance with the methodology of the Protocol Monitoring Renewable Energy (AgentschapNL, 2010). It covers domestic production of renewable electricity, heat and gas. Imports of green electricity is not included.
This methodology only considers the avoided emission by the use of the renewable energy at the final stage: production of renewable electricity, heat and gas. The earlier stages are not included. For biofuels for road transport greenhouse gas emissions of the earlier stages may be substantial. Therefore, for these biofuels no avoided CO2 emissions are published.- Avoided emission
- 1 kton = 1,000 ton = 1 million kg.
- Avoided emission relative
- Avoided emission of carbon dioxide as percentage of the total Dutch CO2 emission according to the IPCC guidelines (Kyoto Protocol).
CO2 emission figures are provisional.