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A quarter of businesses deploy ICT to use materials sustainably
In 2025, 23 percent of businesses in the Netherlands indicated that they deploy ICT solutions to make their use of materials more sustainable.
Value of agricultural exports up by over 8 percent in 2025
The Netherlands exported agricultural goods with a total value of 137.5 billion euros in 2025. That was an increase of 8.4 percent relative to 2024.
Public sector was largest contributor to economic growth in 2024
Government consumption was the main source of economic growth in 2024.
23 percent of energy consumption comes from renewable sources
In 2025, the Netherlands obtained 22.7 percent of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources, such as wind, solar and biomass, including plant and animal residues.
Population is growing more slowly than last year
The population of the Netherlands grew by 77.5 thousand in the first three quarters of 2025
Trade in goods increased in the first half of 2025
In the first half of 2025, more goods were traded internationally than in the first half of 2024.
More electricity from fossil sources
The Netherlands produced 64 billion kWh of electricity in the first half of 2025.
Increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 0.8 percent higher in 2025 than in 2024.
Economic growth is outpacing population growth
The Dutch economy was 21.2 percent larger in 2024 than it was in 2014, after adjusting for price changes
More goods transported over inland waterways in 2024
Over 332 million tonnes of cargo was transported by inland vessel over the Netherlands’ inland waterways in 2024
SDG 2 Zero hunger
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, and everyone should have access to safe and nutritious...
Half of electricity is produced from renewable sources
Electricity production from renewable sources such as sun, wind and biomass rose by 10 percent to 61 billion kWh in 2024.
Exports of horses worth 457 million euros in 2024
The Netherlands exported live animals with a total value of 2.3 billion euros in 2024
Trade deficit with US due to mineral fuel imports
In the first three quarters of 2024, Dutch companies exported goods with a value of 28.2 billion euros to the United States
Nearly three-quarters of Dutch people took a summer holiday in 2024
A total of 72 percent of people in the Netherlands aged 15 and over went on holiday during the summer of 2024.
GDP per capita: Netherlands fourth in EU in 2024
In 2024, gross domestic product (GDP) per person in the Netherlands was 63 thousand euros
Over 5 percent of Dutch population lived through the liberation of 1945
On 5 May 2025, the Netherlands celebrates 80 years of freedom since the country was occupied during World War II.
More greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025
Greenhouse gas emissions were 7 percent higher in Q1 2025 than in Q1 2024.
Population; households and population dynamics; from 1899
Population, households, population growth, births, mortality, marriages, marriage dissolutions, change of nationality and migration
More wages end up in other countries than ten years ago
A total of 3.3 billion euros in wages went from the Netherlands to other countries in the second quarter of 2024, a rise of 73 percent since the same period in 2014.
Labour productivity in the Netherlands down again in 2024
The Dutch economy grew by 1.0 percent in 2024.
US ranks as third-largest export market for steel
In the first three quarters of 2024, the export value of steel to the US was higher than the previous year.
No change in natural gas consumption in 2024
A total of 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas were consumed in the Netherlands in 2024 - around the same as in the previous year
Increasing use of AI by business
In 2024, 22.7 percent of companies with ten or more workers used one or more forms of AI technology.
Over 50 million holiday guests in 2024
A total of 51.7 million guests stayed at hotels, campsites and holiday parks in the Netherlands in 2024.