National solid biomass balance; production and consumption

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Energy commodities Total final consumption (TJ) Total final consumption(tons dry matter) (tons dm)
Wood based biomass total 66,488 3,640,752
Primary biomass from forest total 23,569 1,263,424
Branches, tree tops and stumps. 13,484 605,684
Shreds 696 49,686
Fuelwood 10,085 657,740
Forest-based industry co-products 2,255 132,101
Bark 1,696 110,634
Chips, sawdust and other wood particles 558 21,468
Post-consumer wood total 10,076 678,173
Clean post consumer wood 10,076 678,173
Contaminated post consumer wood 0 0
Other woody biomass total 30,589 1,567,053
Charcoal 270 9,000
Wood pellets 30,319 1,558,053
Organic waste biomass total 13,712 519,716
(Paper)sludge 251 38,980
Other solid biomass 13,461 480,736
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

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.
Total final consumption(tons dry matter)
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.
Showed in amounts tons of dry matter.