Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts

Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts

Periods Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Total of live animals and meat products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Live animals (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Meat and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Dairy products, bird eggs and honey (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Other products from animals (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Total of live animals and meat products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Live animals (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Meat and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Dairy products, bird eggs and honey (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Other products from animals (mln kg) Material flows in monetary amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Total of live animals and meat products (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Live animals (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Meat and related products (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Dairy products, bird eggs and honey (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Other products from animals (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Total of live animals and meat products (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Live animals (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Meat and related products (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Dairy products, bird eggs and honey (mln euro) Material flows in monetary amounts Export by type of material Biomass and related products Live animals meat and meat products Other products from animals (mln euro)
2021* 8,565 828 1,772 3,047 2,919 9,872 661 3,454 3,760 1,996 13,375 1,154 4,789 4,444 2,989 22,477 1,724 9,107 9,038 2,609
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information about materials that enter or leave the Dutch economy through import, export and extraction. Materials include raw products (resources), semi-finished products and finished products. The import and export of materials is recorded both in kilos (physically) and in euros (monetary). The currently presented tables can be referred to as the material flow accounts.

This table is part of the environmental accounts. Data in the environmental accounts are compiled according the concepts and definitions of the national accounts, which makes it possible to quantify the environmental effects of the economic activities for the Netherlands in a consistent manner. As a result, the figures may differ from data presented elsewhere on the website.

Data available from: 1996

Status of the figures:
Provisional figures.

Changes as of 17 August 2023:
A correction has been made to the international trade of fossil fuels for the period 1996-2004. This series had been incompletely updated, causing some past years not to reflect the most recent figures.

Changes as of 1 August 2023:
Provisional figures for 2021 have been added. Data for previous years are adjusted according to the revision policy (see: Status of the figures).

When will new figures be published?
New provisional figures are published annually, usually around August

Description topics

Material flows in physical amounts
Import by type of material
The import of goods comprises goods, destined for Dutch residents that originate in other economies. This also included goods that, after import, leave the country again without any significant treatment taken place as long as these goods are owned by Dutch residents (re-exports).
Biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Live animals meat and meat products
Total of live animals and meat products
Live animals
Meat and related products
Meat and derived products like dog food.
Dairy products, bird eggs and honey
Milk, eggs and honey and derived products like milk powder.
Other products from animals
Mainly oil, fat and leatherwear.
Export by type of material
The export of goods comprises goods, supplied by Dutch residents, whose destiny is another county. This also included purchases in the Netherlands by foreigners.
Biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Live animals meat and meat products
Total of live animals and meat products
Live animals
Meat and related products
Meat and derived products like dog food.
Dairy products, bird eggs and honey
Milk, eggs and honey and derived products like milk powder.
Other products from animals
Mainly oil, fat and leatherwear.
Material flows in monetary amounts
Import by type of material
The import of goods comprises goods, destined for Dutch residents that originate in other economies. This also included goods that, after import, leave the country again without any significant treatment taken place as long as these goods are owned by Dutch residents (re-exports).
Biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Live animals meat and meat products
Total of live animals and meat products
Live animals
Meat and related products
Meat and derived products like dog food.
Dairy products, bird eggs and honey
Milk, eggs and honey and derived products like milk powder.
Other products from animals
Mainly oil, fat and leatherwear.
Export by type of material
The export of goods comprises goods, supplied by Dutch residents, whose destiny is another county. This also included purchases in the Netherlands by foreigners.
Biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Live animals meat and meat products
Total of live animals and meat products
Live animals
Meat and related products
Meat and derived products like dog food.
Dairy products, bird eggs and honey
Milk, eggs and honey and derived products like milk powder.
Other products from animals
Mainly oil, fat and leatherwear.