Coal and coal products balance sheet; supply and consumption

Table explanation

Description topics

Energy supply

The amount of energy available for consumption in the Netherlands.

Total energy supply

The amount of energy available for consumption in the Netherlands (production plus recovered products plus imports and withdrawal from stocks) minus the amount which is not available for consumption (exports).

Production

The amount of energy transformed from another energy commodity.

Recovered products

Slurries and waste-heap shale recovered by mines.

Imports, total

Imports of energy commodities.

Of which from outside EU

Imports of energy commodities coming from non-EU countries.

Exports

Exports of energy commodities.

Stocks - beginning of period

The opening amount of stocks of coal and coal products.

Stocks - end of period

The closing amount of stocks of coal and coal products.

Stock change

Changes in stock are calculated as opening stock minus closing stock, in accordance with international energy statistics guidelines. A positive figure means that stocks have decreased, and the supply of energy has thus increased. A negative figure means the opposite: an increase in stocks and a decrease in consumption.

Statistical differences

The difference between the energy sypply and energy consumption of an energy commodity.

This difference arises because the figures on supply and consumption come from different sources
For many energy commodities, the difference is allocated to supply or consumption. Then this statistical difference is nil.