Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts

Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts

Periods Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Biomass Crops (excl. fodder crops) Roots and tubers (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Biomass Crop residues and fodder crops Total crop residues and fodder crops (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Biomass Crop residues and fodder crops Crop residues (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Biomass Crop residues and fodder crops Fodder crops and grass (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Biomass Fish capture and other aquatic life (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Non-metallic minerals Limestone and gypsum (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Non-metallic minerals Sand and gravel (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Non-metallic minerals Clays and kaolin (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Extraction by type of material Fossil energy carriers Crude oil and natural gas liquids (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Total biomass and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Wood and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Fish, aquatic life and related products (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Products mainly from biomass (mln kg) Material flows in physical amounts Import by type of material Biomass and related products Crops (excl. fodder crops) Cereals and related products (mln kg)
2021* 6,676 14,688 1,300 13,388 235 0 22,171 1,742 1,110 88,313 10,983 816 29,854 16,054
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
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.
Biomass
Organic matter.
Crops (excl. fodder crops)
Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
Roots and tubers
Mainly potatoes.
Crop residues and fodder crops
Crops meant for animal consumption like, for example, mangold, green maize and grass.
Total crop residues and fodder crops
Crops meant for animal consumption like, for example, straw, mangold, green maize and grass.
Crop residues
Residues of crops, like straw, that used within the economy.
Fodder crops and grass
Crops meant for animal consumption like, for example, straw, mangold, green maize and grass.
Fish capture and other aquatic life
Non-cultivated fresh fish and other aquatic life like shellfish and crustacean.
Non-metallic minerals
Inorganic minerals excluding metals.
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.
Fossil energy carriers
Crude oil and natural gas liquids
Resources from crude oil.
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.
Total biomass and related products
Organic matter and products thereof.
Crops (excl. fodder crops)
Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
Cereals and related products
Mainly wheat, corn and barley and derived products like bread.
Wood and related products
Wood and derived products like doors and floors.
Fish, aquatic life and related products
Non-cultivated fresh fish and other aquatic life like shellfish and crustacean and products thereof.
Products mainly from biomass
Mainly beverages and paper.