Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
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, export and extraction of materials is recorded kilos (physically). 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 June 2025:
Due to revision, all figures on material flows in physical amounts have been changed. Figures on material flows in monetary amounts are no longer visible in the table, because the production of the figures has not been continued since 2024.
When will new figures be published?
New provisional figures are published annually, usually around June
Description topics
- Material flows in physical amounts
- Extraction by type of material
- Materials that are extracted from the environment and used by residents as input for the production process. Extraction comprises not only the mining and quarrying of minerals but also harvest of agricultural goods and the catch of non-cultivated fish.
- Non-metallic minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals.
- Total non-metallic minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals (excavated earthen materials is not accounted for in the aggregate).
- Salt
- Sodium chloride.
- Limestone and gypsum
- Limestone is, e.g., used for the production of cement. Gypsum is, e.g., used for plastering.
- Sand and gravel
- Sand and gravel that are used by industry as resource for the production of concrete, glass and ceramics.
- Clays and kaolin
- Clays and kaolin are used for the production of porcelain.
- Excavated earthen materials
- Sand mainly used for raising roads and embankments.
- 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).
- Non-metallic minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals and products thereof.
- Total non-metallic minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals and products thereof.
- Ornamental and building stone
- Mainly natural stone like marble and granite and products thereof. No slate.
- Chalk and dolomite
- Chalk consist chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers. Dolomite consists mainly of calcium and magnesium carbonate.
- Slate
- A dark grey fine grained rock used, for example, for roofing.
- Chemical and fertilizer minerals
- Mainly phosphate and derived products like artificial fertilizer.
- Salt
- Sodium chloride, e.g. table salt and salt for icy roads.
- Other minerals n.e.c.
- Other inorganic minerals and derived products like acids and concrete.
- Limestone and gypsum
- Limestone and gypsum and derived products like cement and plaster.
- Sand and gravel
- Sand and gravel that are used by industry as resource for the production of concrete, glass and ceramics.
- Clays and kaolin
- Clays and kaolin and derived products like porcelain and ceramic products.
- Products mainly from non-metal minerals
- Mainly products from glass.