Emissions to air by the Dutch economy; national accounts

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Dutch economy Greenhouse gases (climate change) CO2 Total CO2 (mln kgs) Greenhouse gases (climate change) CO2 CO2 excl. biomass (mln kgs) Greenhouse gases (climate change) CO2 CO2 biomass (mln kgs)
Total Dutch economy 159,781 140,472 19,309.3
Total private households 28,959 25,252 3,707.8
Transport activity by private households 14,636 13,047 0.0
Other private households 14,323 12,205 12.8
A-U All economic activities 130,535 115,221 15,314.6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8,710 7,971 738.2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 78,248 66,533 11,714.4
B Mining and quarrying 1,145 1,143 1.8
C Manufacturing 40,483 39,694 789.9
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 3,758 3,583 175.1
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 113 112 1.8
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 917 525 391.7
16 Manufacture of wood products 95 55 40.0
17 Manufacture of paper 788 437 350.9
18 Printing and reproduction 33 32 0.8
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 9,957 9,936 20.9
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 16,756 16,635 120.4
20 Manufacture of chemicals 16,654 16,543 111.4
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 102 93 9.0
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 1,353 1,335 17.6
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 227 221 5.6
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,126 1,114 12.0
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 6,567 6,546 21.8
24 Manufacture of basic metals 6,090 6,080 9.8
25 Manufacture of metal products 477 465 11.9
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 155 153 2.4
26 Manufacture of electronic products 46 45 0.5
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 110 108 1.9
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 259 254 4.9
29-30 Transport equipment 207 199 8.1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 442 417 25.4
D Electricity and gas supply 27,970 23,022 4,948.3
E Water supply and waste management 8,649 2,674 5,974.3
F Construction 3,633 3,225 407.7
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 32,168 30,958 1,210.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 3,389 3,044 344.4
H Transportation and storage 27,938 27,140 798.1
49 Land transport 5,965 5,248 717.6
50 Water transport 10,659 10,657 1.9
51 Air transport 10,546 10,545 1.3
52 Warehousing, services for transport 614 553 61.0
53 Postal and courier activities 154 138 16.3
I Accommodation and food serving 841 773 67.7
J Information and communication 154 139 14.5
K Financial institutions 320 290 30.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 211 192 18.3
M-N Business services 3,354 2,995 358.5
M Other specialised business services 708 640 68.4
N Renting and other business support 2,646 2,355 290.1
O-Q Government and care 2,988 2,230 758.1
O Public administration and services 1,378 748 629.3
P Education 491 451 39.6
Q Health and social work activities 1,120 1,031 89.3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 750 686 64.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 391 358 32.8
S Other service activities 359 328 31.6
T Activities of households 0 0 0.0
U Extraterritorial organisations 0 0 0.0
Landfill sites (waste dumps) 287 0 286.9
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table presents the air emission accounts, as a part of the annual environmental accounts compiled by Statistics Netherlands.
The air emission accounts describe the emissions of air pollutants and gases as a result of Dutch economic activities. This is including the emissions of residents abroad and excluding emissions of non-residents in the Netherlands. The emissions of the substances are allocated to the various economic activities. Emissions from natural sources are excluded as these emissions are not related to economic activities. In this table, the emission of pollutants and gases from stationary sources (such as power plants) as well as mobile sources (such as road transport) are allocated to the different industries or households. Included are CO (carbon monoxide); Total CO2 (carbon dioxide); CO2 (carbon dioxide) excluding emissions from biomass; CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions from biomass; CH4 (methane);
N2O (nitrous oxide also known as laughing gas); NOx (nitrogen oxides (diversity)); SO2 (sulphur dioxide); NH3 (ammonia); PM10 (particulate matter with a diameter less than 10 micrometres); NMVOC (volatile organic compounds excluding methane (CH4)). The environmental accounts are compiled according to the concepts (such as the resident principle) and definitions of the national accounts, making it possible to quantify the environmental effects of the economic activities for the Netherlands in a consistent manner.

Data available from: 1990

Status of the figures:
Figures for the latest year are provisional. In order to obtain a consistent time series, the complete data set is (re)calculated every year.
The air emission accounts data are consistent in time and in compliance with the Dutch national accounts. The alignment between the environmental accounts and the national accounts however, takes place using a wide variety of sources. This means that, although every year the system required to perform the various calculations are similar and consistent, variation can occur due to changes in particular sources. As a result changes in emission factors from the emission inventory (pollutant release and transfer register, PRTR) and changing traffic and transport statistics affect the full time series of the air emission accounts. In order to obtain consistent time series, every year the entire time series are (re)calculated, enabling that latest insights in the data are captured.

Changes as of November 2025:
Data for 2024 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 annual figures will be published in November.

Description topics

Greenhouse gases (climate change)
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere retain part of the solar heat that reaches the earth. The increased concentration of greenhouse gases means more heat is retained and the temperature of the earth's surface rises.
This is called the 'enhanced greenhouse effect'. The most important greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), laughing gas (N2O), HFCs, PFCs and SF6.
CO2
Total CO2
Carbon dioxide.
Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).
CO2 excl. biomass
Carbon dioxide.excluding emissions from biomass.
Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).
CO2 biomass
Carbon dioxide.emissions from biomass.
Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).