National solid biomass balance; production and consumption

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Energy commodities Indigenous production (TJ) Imports (TJ) Exports (TJ) Total final consumption (TJ)
Wood based biomass total 47,257 31,300 12,069 66,488
Primary biomass from forest total 23,458 902 791 23,569
Branches, tree tops and stumps. 13,628 542 686 13,484
Shreds 1,381 0 686 696
Fuelwood 9,831 360 105 10,085
Forest-based industry co-products 2,488 74 308 2,255
Bark 1,930 74 308 1,696
Chips, sawdust and other wood particles 558 0 0 558
Post-consumer wood total 17,121 2,025 9,070 10,076
Clean post consumer wood 15,278 2,025 7,228 10,076
Contaminated post consumer wood 1,842 0 1,842 0
Other woody biomass total 4,190 28,299 1,900 30,589
Charcoal 0 270 0 270
Wood pellets 4,190 28,029 1,900 30,319
Organic waste biomass total 15,720 0 2,008 13,712
(Paper)sludge 1,156 0 905 251
Other solid biomass 14,564 0 1,103 13,461
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table shows the indigenious production, total final consumption and import and export of different kinds of solid biomass commodities. The classification of solid biomass is based on the breakdown of biomass requested by Eurostat, which results from the European Regulation 2018/1999 and coordination with national users.

Data available:
From 2015 onwards.

Status of the figures:
Figures 2015-2023 are definite. The 2024 figures are revised provisional.

Changes as of November 2025:
Figures for 2023 and 2024 have been updated. Due to improved insights on the biomassa usage in the forest-based industry co-products have been revised, this results in little adjustment from 2015 onwards.

Changes as of November 2024:
Figures for 2022 are adjusted and figures for 2023 have been added.

Changes as of June 2024:
None, this table is new.

When will new figures be published?
Revised provisional figures for the previous year are published every year in November.

Description topics

Indigenous production
The capture or extraction of fuels or energy from natural energy flows, the biosphere and natural reserves of fossil fuels within the national territory in a form suitable for use. With biodiesel, biogasoline and biogas, the production of these fuels counts as indigenous production, the biogenic raw materials used for this are not yet considered as energy. Making waste suitable as an energy commodity, for example by burning it in waste incineration plants, also counts as extraction.
Imports
Imports of energy commodities.
Exports
Exports of energy commodities.
Total final consumption
The amount of energy used by companies, households and transport in the Netherlands. Energy can be used
- for transformation into other energy commodities, this is input minus the energy produced.
- as final consumption.

Total energy consumption =
Total net energy transformation + total own use + distribution losses + total final consumption.