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CBS and DNB provide figures on sustainability and impact of climate change
The European Green Deal was presented by the European Commission in 2019 and comprises several policy agreements in the areas of climate change and the energy transition, environmental quality and...
Agriculture; crops, livestock and land use by general farm type, region
Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region
SDG 9.2 Sustainable business
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9.2 Industry, innovation and infrastructure: sustainable business. The second part of SDG 9 focuses on strengthening businesses and making them more...
Sustainable Development Goals
Latest figures on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An overview of the 17 SDGs, with well-being indicators given for each SDG goal. Of the 17 goals, 5 were split up for the purposes of the...
Presentation Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2024
Well-being means quality of life in the here and now, but also the extent to which that quality of life comes at the expense of the well-being of future generations or people who live elsewhere in...
SDG 11.1 Sustainable cities and communities housing
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11.1 Sustainable cities and communities: housing. A large part of life takes place in and around the home. SDG 11.1 relates to suitable housing....
SDG 10.2 Financial sustainability
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10.2 Reduced inequalities: financial sustainability. The financial liabilities of the government and of households have an impact on well-being of...
New CBS research focuses on the ecology and economy of North Sea
The Dutch area of the North Sea is our country’s largest nature reserve, but it is also used intensively by maritime traffic and for wind farms, for example.
Area under organic farming up by nearly 9 percent
In 2023, the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) under organic farming increased by 6.6 thousand hectares relative to the previous year. This is an area equivalent to over 9 thousand football...
Share of younger farmers is up slightly
A total of 10 percent of farmers and farm managers in the agriculture sector are under the age of 40 according to new figures for 2025.
Internationalisation Monitor 2023, second edition – Sustainable trade?
This edition highlights the sustainability aspects of Dutch trade by means of environmentally friendly and polluting goods. Interconnectedness in global value chains and the import foodprint are...
SDG 2 Zero hunger
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...
Dutch dependency on critical raw materials
Dutch dependency on critical raw materials
Majority of businesses are working on sustainability
A large part (82 percent) of businesses have implemented measures this year to make their operations more sustainable.
Internationalisation Monitor 2025, first edition
Relationship between the Netherlands and the United States: economy, innovation, digitisation, sustainability, trade, export revenues, tariffs, trade duties, multinationals.
Organic food sales up slightly in the first half of 2025
The share of organic food sales in the first half of 2025 was 3.5 percent of total food spending in Dutch supermarkets (820 million euros).
SDG 14 Life below water
Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at the protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans. These are indispensable for CO2 capture and oxygen...
Area used to grow bulbs up by more than a fifth since 2013
In 2023, the area of agricultural land used for bulb cultivation increased by 21 percent to over 28 thousand hectares compared with 10 years previously.
Investment in climate change mitigation nearly doubles in four years
The Netherlands invested nearly 41 billion euros in climate change mitigation in 2023.
Old tablets and laptops are being recycled more often
More people are handing in old tablets and laptops for recycling in 2024 than in 2022
Well-being is higher among men than among women
Well-being among women is less high than it is among men, on avearge.
Sustainable Development Goals
Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Milk supply and dairy production by dairy factories
Milk supply by dairy farms, production of butter, cheese, milk powder, concentrated milk and whey powder
Use of biological control agents in greenhouse horticulture
biological control agents/farms with use/area treated/number of agents crops
Water use within the Dutch economy; Environmental accounts
Tap water use, groundwater, surface water, industries, private household. Water use or abstraction by industry and type of water