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Agricultural sector records slightly higher income in 2022
In 2022, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 1.9 percent more income than in 2021. At the same time, animal output dropped slightly (-0.7 percent) while crop output fell relatively sharply by...
SDG 10.1 Social cohesion and inequality
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 Reduced inequalities: social cohesion and inequality. SDG 10.1 addresses social cohesion, inclusiveness and equality. Social cohesion is...
Cattle herd size has barely changed
In 2022, the size of the Dutch cattle population has remained virtually unchanged relative to last year, standing at 3.8 million head.
Well-being elsewhere
What is well-being ‘elsewhere’? Well-being ‘elsewhere’ concerns the effect that the Dutch pursuit of prosperity has on the rest of the world, and particularly on the least developed countries (LDCs).
Land use; all categories, municipalities
Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands, Municipalities
Households used more water in 2020, companies less
In 2020, mains water consumption in the Netherlands was up by more than 2.5 percent on the previous year.
Statistics Netherlands identifies links between SDGs and circular economy
How do the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the circular economy interact with each other?
CBS and TNO map household energy poverty
The price of energy, which has risen sharply over the past year, is in the news every day.
Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2020
Distances to and number of facilities: healthcare, retail, leisure, schools and culture per municipality, district and neighbourhood
The Netherlands in numbers, 2021 edition
The Netherlands in numbers (2021 edition) answers 36 questions about our country by means of images and text.
Land use; main categories; regional, 1900 onwards
Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands and Provinces
Circularity of the Dutch economy has barely increased
Of all natural resources that were deployed in the Dutch economy in 2020, 13 percent consisted of recycled materials. This percentage is virtually the same as in 2014. In terms of recycling, the...
NWO funding for research into global well-being
How does economic growth in the Netherlands affect well-being in poorer countries in the Global South?
Well-being here and now
What is well-being ‘here and now’? Well-being ‘here and now’ concerns people’s personal characteristics and the quality of the environment they live in. It relates to subjective well-being, material...
Public debt dipped below 50 percent of GDP at end of Q3 2022
The first three quarters produced a positive budget balance of 7 billion euros.
Agriculture’s consumption unchanged for 25 years, despite higher output
Since 1995, the volume of Dutch agricultural production has grown by 20 percent. Nevertheless, there was no increase in the agricultural consumption of environmentally harmful substances such as...
Decline in pig farming
The number of pig-producing farms has decreased by 12.0 percent from over 4 thousand in 2019 to 3.6 thousand in 2020.
Protein crop cultivation slightly increased
In 2022, cultivation of protein-rich crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has increased slightly.
SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 Reduced inequalities. SDG 10 addresses social cohesion, inclusiveness and equality.
Netherlands closer to achieving sustainability goals
Second measurement of the Netherlands' progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Less protein crop farming in the Netherlands
Cultivation of protein crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has decreased this year.
Growth in organic livestock farming
The size of the organic farming sector increased again in 2018.