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SDG 10.2 Financial sustainability
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 Reduced inequalities: financial sustainability. SDG 10.2 aims to reduce inequality. The Dutch population and government incur debts and build up...
SDG 14 Life below water
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans.
SDG 8.1 Economy and factors of production
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 Decent work and economic growth: economy and factors of production. SDG 8.1 focuses on making the economy more sustainable and more efficient. In...
SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 Responsible consumption and production. SDG 12 goals include reducing waste, food wastage and pollution and increasing efficiency of materials use.
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...
CBS highlights well-being theme in ministerial budgets
At the request of the Dutch Cabinet, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being & the Sustainable Development Goals annually on Accountability Day (May).
Monitoring the biobased economy from a macro-economic perspective
This report describes the development, estimation and validation of indicators for a bio-based economy. First a Bio Flow Monitor (BFM) dataset is compiled. From this dataset indicators related to...
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?
Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals
“Well-being refers to the quality of life here and now and the extent to which it is or is not achieved at the expense of the well-being of future generations and/or people elsewhere in the world.”
Use of secondary materials: potential data sources
Exploration of potential sources to collect data about the use of secondary materials at the request of the Dutch environmental assessment agency.
Monitor of Well-being & the SDGs 2021
De ontwikkeling van welvaart in de brede zin van het woord – economisch, ecologische en sociaal-maatschappelijk – in Nederland en de voortgang in Nederland m.b.t. de SDG’s van de Verenigde Naties.
Well-being stable despite coronavirus, but nature under pressure
The year 2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19 is confirmed to have claimed 17.4 thousand lives in the Netherlands last year, and another 2.7 thousand deaths had covid-19 as probable...
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, second quarter
This edition of the Internationalisation Monitor focuses on the environmental aspect of Dutch international trade: how does globalisation contribute to the issues and solutions in the area of...
Dutch environmental sector continues to grow steadily
The Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 18.8 billion euros in 2019, contributing approximately 2.3 percent to gross domestic product (GDP).
Dutch government policy from the perspective of the SDGs
In May 2016 the Dutch Cabinet presented its approach to implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Netherlands.
Study completed on data availability of SDGs on CN
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has been commissioned by the standing committee on Kingdom Relations to examine the availability of indicators from chapter 4 of the Monitor of Well-being & the SDGs for...
Well-being high in 2019, but more pressure on environment
Although well-being in the Netherlands increased in 2019, not everybody benefited from this equally. Well-being is under pressure in a number of areas: time lost through traffic congestion, less...
Mapping the value of our natural landscape
Mapping the value of our natural landscape
SDGs in the Netherlands: Status Report 2020
This report provides a statistical update of progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the Netherlands.
Well-being differs between men and women
On a number of aspects, the well-being of men in the Netherlands is higher than that of women. For example, men are more likely to rate their own health as good or very good. Women do better than men...
Monitor of well-being & the SDGs 2020
Development of well-being in the Netherlands from an economic, ecological and societal perspective and Dutch progress on the UN SDGs.
Business solar capacity now exceeds residential
In 2019, the installed capacity of commercial and industrial solar systems exceeded that of home solar systems for the first time. Total installed capacity grew by 2,265 to 6,874 megawatts (MW).
Smaller material footprint, more recycling than the EU average
The Netherlands consumed over 20 percent fewer materials than in 2000. Material consumption per capita is lower than average in the EU and the material footprint per capita is lower.
Spending; consumption household, 1995-2019
Changes, indices, shares, value of consumption of households by type of goods and services.
The Sustainable Development Goals in the Dutch context
Update of SDGs in the Netherlands 2019. Part 2 of the Monitor of Well-being & SDGs 2019 (English)