Environmental accounts; emissions to water 1995 to 2014

Changed on: 01/04/2021 09:30

Environmental accounts; emissions to water 1995 to 2014
Origin-destination	Periods	Emissions to water, nutrients Total nutrients (in equivalents) (1 000 nutrient-equivalents)	Emissions to water, nutrients Phosphorus compounds like P (kg)	Emissions to water, nutrients Nitrogen compounds like N (kg)
Total origin emissions on water	2014	65,601	27,833,973	377,674,390
Total Dutch economy	2014	34,995	19,120,866	158,736,762
A-U All economic activities	2014	13,613	7,049,302	65,641,796
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2014	7,635	3,560,149	40,744,712
B-E Industry (no construction), energy	2014	2,383	1,308,156	10,745,182
B Mining and quarrying	2014	.	.	.
C Manufacturing	2014	1,936	1,129,587	8,068,018
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2014	1,274	831,526	4,422,772
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2014	34	11,753	222,854
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing	2014	79	35,947	433,292
16 Manufacture of wood products	2014	.	.	.
17 Manufacture of paper	2014	79	35,947	433,292
18 Printing and reproduction	2014	.	.	.
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2014	53	28,526	247,758
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	2014	392	184,304	2,078,185
20 Manufacture of chemicals	2014	284	102,991	1,811,195
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	2014	108	81,313	266,991
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod	2014	10	5,595	45,127
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	2014	7	4,987	18,362
23 Manufacture of building materials	2014	3	609	26,765
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2014	88	30,935	567,975
24 Manufacture of basic metals	2014	65	8,950	560,605
25 Manufacture of metal products	2014	23	21,985	7,369
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry	2014	1	.	8,121
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c.	2014	1	.	13,913
29-30 Transport equipment	2014	4	1,000	28,022
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2014	.	.	.
D Electricity and gas supply	2014	32	3,340	285,680
E Water supply and waste management	2014	414	175,229	2,391,484
F Construction	2014	1	685	5,419
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering	2014	4	1,329	30,452
G Wholesale and retail trade	2014	3	549	22,936
H Transportation and storage	2014	2	780	7,517
49 Land transport	2014	1	780	730
50 Water transport	2014	.	.	.
51 Air transport	2014	.	.	.
52 Warehousing, services for transport	2014	1	0	6,787
53 Postal and courier activities	2014	.	.	.
I Accommodation and food serving	2014	.	.	.
J Information and communication	2014	.	.	.
K Financial institutions	2014	.	.	.
L Renting, buying, selling real estate	2014	.	.	.
M-N Business services	2014	0	0	0
M Other specialised business services	2014	.	.	.
N Renting and other business support	2014	.	.	.
O-Q Government and care	2014	3,591	2,178,982	14,116,031
O Public administration and services	2014	3,591	2,178,982	14,116,031
P Education	2014	.	.	.
Q Health and social work activities	2014	.	.	.
R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2014	0	0	0
R Culture, sports and recreation	2014	.	.	.
S Other service activities	2014	.	.	.
T Activities of households	2014	.	.	.
U Extraterritorial organisations	2014	.	.	.
Total private households	2014	20,345	13,196,942	71,482,356
Own transport private households	2014	.	.	.
Other private households	2014	20,345	13,196,942	71,482,356
Total other domestic origin	2014	1,036	-1,125,378	21,612,609
Total absorbtion and contribution	2014	39,419	20,591,838	188,271,993
Atmospheric deposition	2014	1,581	.	15,806,408
Transport difference	2014	-545	-1,125,378	5,806,202
Total from abroad	2014	30,607	8,713,107	218,937,628
Supply by rivers from abroad	2014	30,607	8,713,107	218,937,628
Non-residents in the Netherlands	2014	.	.	.
Total destination	2014	65,601	27,833,973	377,674,390
Total absorption	2014	21,978	13,146,000	88,321,000
Total abroad	2014	26,182	7,242,135	189,402,397
Discharge by rivers into the sea	2014	26,182	7,242,135	189,402,397
Residents abroad	2014	.	.	.
Contribution environmental problem	2014	17,441	7,445,838	99,950,993
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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This table contains information about the origin and destination of emissions to water of nutrients and heavy metals. These data are part of the environmental accounts. The origin of the emissions to water can be divided into the Dutch economy (disaggregated by private households and industries) and the rest of the world. The destination can be divided into absorption by producers, drain off emissions to the rest of the world and contribution to the environmental problem. The figures in this table can be compared in a consistent way to macro-economic indicators. Furthermore, water emission accounts indicators can be derived for the emissions of heavy metals into water and the eutrophication of surface waters. These indicators can be used for supporting water policy.

Data available from:1995 to 2014

Status of the figures:
Discontinued

Changes as of April 1, 2021
No changes

When will new figures be published?
This table has been discontinued as the calculation of the equivalent is open to discussion.

Description topics

Emissions to water, nutrients

Nutrients that are necessary for the growth of crops and plants (such as phosphorus and nitrogen).
A too high concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen in the surface water is bad for the quality of the surface water.

Total nutrients (in equivalents): Nutrients that are necessary for the growth of crops and plants (such as phosphorus and nitrogen)
The emissions of phosphorus and nitrogen are converted to nutrient-equivalents and then added up. In the conversion the harmfulness of the nutrients to the environment is taken into account. Phosphorus gets a heavier weight than nitrogen (factor 10)

A too high concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen in the surface water is bad for the quality of the surface water.

Phosphorus compounds like P: The total amount of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in waste water, measured as phosphorus (P). Phosphate is a compound of phosphorus with oxygen. Phosphorus compounds are nutrients and of vital importance for all organisms, because it is a nutrient for different proteins and for the skeleton.

Nitrogen compounds like N: The total amount of nitrogen in organic compounds (such as proteins) and inorganic compounds (such as nitrate and ammonium). Nitrogen compounds are essential nutrients for all living things: without nitrogen organisms cannot make proteins.
Nitrogen is absorbed in the form of nitrate- or ammonium salts. With an excess of nitrogen in the environment not all of these substances are absorbed and there is over fertilization or eutrophication.