Environmental goods and services sector, activities; national accounts
| Environmental domains | Environmental activities | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental domains, total | Total sector environment | 2021* | 188.3 | 52,109 | 22,062 |
| Environmental domains, total | Energy systems and energy conservation | 2021* | 32.1 | 814 | 451 |
| Environmental domains, total | Production of renewable energy | 2021* | 4.6 | 5,978 | 2,974 |
| Environmental domains, total | Environmental engineering activities. | 2021* | 6.3 | 2,459 | 606 |
| Environmental domains, total | Environmental consultancy, engineering | 2021* | 21.5 | 5,727 | 2,339 |
| Environmental domains, total | Production of industrial envir equipment | 2021* | 14.3 | 7,846 | 2,119 |
| Environmental domains, total | Organic agriculture | 2021* | 5.0 | 1,263 | 397 |
| Environmental domains, total | Preparation for recycling | 2021* | 5.1 | 4,043 | 836 |
| Environmental domains, total | Environmental inspection, certification | 2021* | 4.2 | 742 | 441 |
| Environmental domains, total | Education about the environment | 2021* | 0.9 | 82 | 61 |
| Environmental domains, total | Ideological environmental organisations | 2021* | 3.0 | 895 | 315 |
| Environmental domains, total | Insulation activities constr. industry | 2021* | 20.7 | 3,476 | 1,792 |
| Environmental domains, total | Water quantity man. by Water Authorities | 2021* | 4.5 | 1,401 | 880 |
| Environmental domains, total | Specialised producers of env. services | 2021* | 24.4 | 7,297 | 2,955 |
| Environmental domains, total | Other governmental activities | 2021* | 37.3 | 8,971 | 5,302 |
| Environmental domains, total | Water quality management | 2021* | 4.5 | 1,116 | 593 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Total sector environment | 2021* | 98.3 | 25,464 | 11,928 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Energy systems and energy conservation | 2021* | |||
| 1. Total environmental protection | Production of renewable energy | 2021* | |||
| 1. Total environmental protection | Environmental engineering activities. | 2021* | 1.9 | 688 | 170 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Environmental consultancy, engineering | 2021* | 15.0 | 2,971 | 1,347 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Production of industrial envir equipment | 2021* | 6.4 | 2,051 | 703 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Organic agriculture | 2021* | 5.0 | 1,263 | 397 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Preparation for recycling | 2021* | |||
| 1. Total environmental protection | Environmental inspection, certification | 2021* | 4.2 | 742 | 441 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Education about the environment | 2021* | 0.9 | 82 | 61 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Ideological environmental organisations | 2021* | 2.8 | 843 | 298 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Insulation activities constr. industry | 2021* | |||
| 1. Total environmental protection | Water quantity man. by Water Authorities | 2021* | |||
| 1. Total environmental protection | Specialised producers of env. services | 2021* | 24.4 | 7,297 | 2,955 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Other governmental activities | 2021* | 33.3 | 8,411 | 4,963 |
| 1. Total environmental protection | Water quality management | 2021* | 4.5 | 1,116 | 593 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Total sector environment | 2021* | 90.0 | 26,645 | 10,134 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Energy systems and energy conservation | 2021* | 32.1 | 814 | 451 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Production of renewable energy | 2021* | 4.6 | 5,978 | 2,974 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Environmental engineering activities. | 2021* | 4.4 | 1,770 | 437 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Environmental consultancy, engineering | 2021* | 6.5 | 2,756 | 992 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Production of industrial envir equipment | 2021* | 7.9 | 5,795 | 1,416 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Organic agriculture | 2021* | |||
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Preparation for recycling | 2021* | 5.1 | 4,043 | 836 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Environmental inspection, certification | 2021* | |||
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Education about the environment | 2021* | |||
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Ideological environmental organisations | 2021* | 0.2 | 52 | 17 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Insulation activities constr. industry | 2021* | 20.7 | 3,476 | 1,792 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Water quantity man. by Water Authorities | 2021* | 4.5 | 1,401 | 880 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Specialised producers of env. services | 2021* | |||
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Other governmental activities | 2021* | 4.0 | 560 | 339 |
| 2. Management of natural resources, tot. | Water quality management | 2021* | |||
| Source: CBS. | |||||
Table explanation
This table presents economic data for the environmental goods and services sector by activity. It contains data on labour volume, output, gross value added and export of the environmental goods and services sector. Output, gross value added and export are measured in basic prices and labour volume is measured in full time equivalents (fte). The environmental activities are assigned to an environmental domain (environmental protection and/or management of natural resources).
The economic data are presented in the following quantities:
-Labour volume, 1000 fte
-Output at basic prices, mln Euro
-Gross value added at basic prices, mln Euro
-Export at basic prices, mln Euro
The environmental goods and services sector consists of companies and institutions that are involved in activities with respect to measuring, preventing, limiting, minimalizing or correcting environmental damage to water, air and soil as well as 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 it is used by EU-countries accordingly.
The environmental goods and services sector is part of de Dutch system of environmental accounts, which brings together economic and environmental information in a common framework. The Dutch environmental accounts are compiled following the general concepts, definitions and classifications as described in SEEA 2012 and the 2008 SNA. As it is in line with de definitions and classifications of the national accounts system, there exists a small difference between environmental accounts and environmental statistics. More information on the methodology can be found elsewhere on the website of CBS.
Data available from: 2001
Status of the figures:
Provisional figures.
Changes as of 4 July 2023:
Year 2021 has been added. The figures about earlier years have been adjusted following a change in the business population belonging to the environmental goods and services sector.
Changes as of 8 July 2022:
Year 2020 has been added. The figures about earlier years have been adjusted following a change in the business population belonging to the environmental goods and services sector.
Changes as of 2 April 2021:
Year 2017, 2018 and 2019 has been added. The figures about earlier years have been adjusted following a change in the business population belonging to the environmental goods and services sector.
Changes as of 16 November 2018:
Year 2016 has been added. The figures about earlier years have been adjusted following a change in the business population belonging to the environmental goods and services sector. Environmental activities 'Second-hand stores (no antiques)' and 'Wholesale of waste and scrap' are outside of the scope for the environmental goods and services sector and are deleted.
Changes as of 5 October 2017:
Provisional figures for 2015 have been added. The time series has been updated according to the most recent estimates. A new variable, Export basic prices, has been added. The underlying coding of classifications used in this table has been adjusted. It is now in line with the standard encoding defined by CBS.
Changes as of 25 August 2016:
Year 2014 has been added. The figures about earlier years have been adjusted following a change in the business population belonging to the environmental goods and services sector.
When will new figures be published?
New provisional figures are published annually in March.
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.