Renewable energy; final use and avoided use fossil energy,1990-2019
| Energy sources/techniques | Energy application | Periods | Gross final consumption renewable energy Final consumption (TJ) | Gross final consumption renewable energy Final consumption relative (% total energy cons.) | Avoided use of fossil energy Avoided energy (TJ) | Avoided use of fossil energy Avoided energy relative (% total energy cons.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total energy sources | Total energy applications | 2019** | 181,538 | 8.67 | 255,883 | 8.34 |
| Wind energy, total | Total energy applications | 2019** | 38,785 | 1.85 | 86,793 | 2.83 |
| Wind energy on shore | Total energy applications | 2019** | 26,743 | 1.28 | 58,387 | 1.90 |
| Wind energy off shore | Total energy applications | 2019** | 12,042 | 0.58 | 28,407 | 0.93 |
| Solar energy | Total energy applications | 2019** | 19,789 | 0.95 | 42,230 | 1.38 |
| Total geothermal energy | Total energy applications | 2019** | 10,278 | 0.49 | 9,965 | 0.32 |
| 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No longer applicable.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
- Gross final consumption renewable energy
- Gross final consumption of renewable energy follows the definition from the EU directive for renewable energy from 2009. It is calculated as the sum of three parts:
1. Gross production of electricity from renewable sources
2. Gross production of sold heat from renewable sources
3. Final consumption of energy from the earth, outdoor air, the sun and biomass.
Unsold heat from renewable sources (for example wood stoves in households) is included in final consumption of renewable energy.
Imports and exports of green electricity is not included.- Final consumption
- In this table, the unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12). A joule is a unit of energy equivalent to 0.24 calories. A TJ is equivalent to 31 600 cubic meters of natural gas or 278 000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
- Final consumption relative
- Gross final consumption of renewable energy as percentage of total gross final energetic energy consumption, calculated according the definitions from the EU directive on renewable energy from 2009. Total gross final energetic energy consumption is the sum of three parts:
1. Energetic final use of the end use sectors manufacturing industry (excluding refineries), households, services, agriculture, fishing and transport.
2. Distribution losses of electricity and heat
3. Own use of electricity and heat by the producers of electricity and sold heat.
- Avoided use of fossil energy
- The avoided use of fossil primary energy is the amount of fossil (and nuclear) energy that would have been used if renewable energy was not
used.
The avoided use of fossil primary energy is the sum of:
1. The avoided use of fossil primary energy by the domestic production of electricity, heat and gas from renewable sources.
2. The avoided use of fossil energy by the biofuels for road transport sold on the domestic market.
Imports and exports of green electricity is not included.- Avoided energy
- In this table, the unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12). A joule is a unit of energy equivalent to 0.24 calories. A TJ is equivalent to 31 600 cubic meters of natural gas or 278 000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.
- Avoided energy relative
- Primary energy equivalents as percentage of the total domestic energy consumption. Total domestic energy consumption is defined as the supply of energy (primary production plus imports) minus the flows that leave the country (exports, bunkers for international transport) plus or minus stock changes.