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Extending the Materials Monitor with Water

In 2015, almost 40 percent of Dutch surface waters met the standards for good chemical status according to the European Water Framework Directive.

Between 2000 and 2016, emissions of particulate matter (PM10) caused by Dutch business activity fell by more than 41 percent, while GDP increased.

The National Energy Outlook outlines the current state of the Dutch energy system in an international context.

The production of goods and services bought by households cause greenhouse gas emissions. On average a household in the Netherlands causes over 22 tons of CO2 equivalents in emissions.

De meeste 18- tot 25-jarigen vinden dat het de goede kant opgaat met Nederland. Ze ervaren maatschappelijke kwesties als criminaliteit, de multiculturele samenleving, de bevolkingsdichtheid en de...

Statistics Netherlands’ Green growth in the Netherlands 2012 is published today. This report presents an overview of the state of green growth in the Netherlands in terms of 33 indicators.

Quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas emission in accordance with the IPCC guidelines.

Lorry journeys by engine emission standard (European emission standard for lorries)

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...

Energy companies generated more electricity in 2009. As a result, CO2 emissions have grown relative to 2008 and to cover the increase, energy companies have to buy extra emission rights.

All macro-economic statistics are compiled within a coherent system: the national accounts.

Material of little value to the company that the company wants to dispose of (Environmental Management Act, C.1, art. 1.1). Exceptions are: radioactive waste; hazardous waste registered with the...

The Natural Capital Accounts (NKR) are a statistical framework, intended to map the relationship between nature, economy and human activities in a transparent and internationally comparable manner.

In 2006, one in forty people in the Netherlands lived in areas where the concentration of fine particles in the air was too high. High concentrations of fine particles can damage people’s health.

The UN has established seventeen sustainable development goals for the period 2015 to 2030.

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused to meet the economic needs of Dutch consumers were nearly 6 percent lower in 2009 than in 1996, but the total amount of global greenhouse gas emissions as a...

Reuse of recycled materials contributes to the government target of realising a fully circular economy by 2050. The construction sector generated the most waste in 2016 but also used half of all...

The proposed monitoring system to track progress in the planned transition towards a circular economy.

Dutch stocks of standing timber have increased by an average of over 1.3 million m3 per year since

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans.

The monthly publication of changes in prices of consumer goods and services.