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In 2022, Dutch sewage treatment plants processed 1.81 billion m3 of sewage water, the equivalent of more than 70 thousand Olympic-sized swimming pools filled with water.

The total amount of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2024 was 449 million kilograms, 3 percent less than in 2023

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...

Meta description (max. 320 tekens) Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 Zero hunger. Under the terms of SDG 2, nobody in the world should have to go hungry in 2030; everyone should...

Urban waste water treatment plants: number and capacity, influents, effluents and sewage sludge; results by province and river basin district

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Clean water and sanitation. SDG 6 is about access to drinking water and sanitation, and sustainable water management. In the Netherlands, the main...

Natural capital relates to services that the natural environment provides to the economy, such as raw materials and recreation. Relevant aspects of this are the preconditions for these services to...

What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ looks at trends in resources needed by future generations to accomplish the same level of well-being as the current generation, and the consequences of...

In 2024, 449 million kilograms of nitrogen compounds were emitted in livestock manure, a fall of 3 percent compared with the previous year.

Climate change, chemical pollution, acidification of the oceans - these are all examples of what happens when we go beyond the limits of what our planet can support: planetary boundaries.

The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.

A brief explanation of why Statistics Netherlands produces the Monitor of Well-being and the SDGs, the meaning of well-being and how well-being is measured.

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Clean water and sanitation. Access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities and sustainable water management are at the centre of SDG 6....

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 Zero hunger. SDG 2 aims to end hunger across the world, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...

What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ concerns resources that future generations need to achieve the same level of well-being as the present generation.

The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.

How prepared is the Netherlands to cope immediately with an extreme shock? Will people still be able to earn their livelihood, and how will the most vulnerable groups cope? Are Dutch nature, social...

China is the largest supplier of products that contain critical raw materials (CRMs), such as solar panels.

Summary of the Monitor of Well-being and the SDGs 2023 with an overview of trends, the position of the Netherlands in the EU27 and the most recent developments in well-being ‘here and now’, ‘later’...

The total quantity of nitrogen excreted in animal manure in 2023 was 471 million kg.

In 2022, total nitrogen excretion from animal manure amounted to 467 million kg, phosphate excretion amounted to 150 million kg.

In 2021, 4.3 percent less fresh surface water and groundwater was abstracted compared to the previous year.

In 2021, most types of agricultural emissions were lower than in 1995, in spite of higher agricultural output. Reduction of greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions has stagnated in recent years.

Quality of life in the Netherlands today, well-being ‘here and now’, is high. However it not just as high for everybody in the country; well-being of young adults is lower than for the rest of the...