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High quality of life today still comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands is a country where people are generally satisfied, trust one another and enjoy a high and increasing level of material well-being
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.
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...
Imports from US are mainly oil, gas and services
Dutch firms imported over 93 billion euros worth of goods and services from the United States in 2023.
Exports up by over 7 percent in December
In December 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 7.1 percent year on year.
Exports up by nearly 5 percent in November
In November 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 4.7 percent year on year.
Exports up by almost 2 percent in June
In June 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.8 percent year on year.
Prices of electricity and natural gas
Survey description Prices of electricity and natural gas
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
Exports down by over 1 percent in December
In December 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was at the same level as in December 2023.
Transportation of hazardous materials at lowest level since 2015
Over 657 million tonnes of hazardous materials were transported over Dutch territorial waters and via Dutch roads, railways and pipelines in 2023
Exports up by 0.5 percent in May
In May 2025, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 0.5 percent year on year.
More freshwater biodiversity, less on land
Since 1990, the Living Planet Index for the Netherlands has increased by an average of 13 percent.
Value of agricultural exports up by nearly 5 percent in 2024
The Netherlands exported agricultural goods with a total value of 128.9 billion euros in 2024
Domestic exports affected GDP growth negatively in 2023
The Netherlands’ gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1 percent in 2023, but exports of goods and services contributed negatively to GDP by 0.3 percentage points.
US now second-largest supplier of goods to the Netherlands
The import value of goods from the United States was more than 12 percent higher in 2023 than it was in 2022.
Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
Exports up by almost 2 percent in October
In October 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for the number of working days) was up by 1.7 percent year on year.
Dutch well-being: natural environment and social relations under pressure
Quality of life in the Netherlands today, well-being ‘here and now’, is high. However it not just as high for everybody in the country; well-being of young adults is lower than for the rest of the...
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.
Cleaner air means less particulate matter captured by ecosystems
Trees and plants filter harmful particulate matter from the air
Gas consumption in the Netherlands declines again
A total of 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas were consumed in the Netherlands in 2023.
Today’s well-being increasingly comes at the expense of future generations
The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.
Well-being ‘here and now’: environment
What is well-being ‘here and now’? The term environment refers specifically to the environment in which people live. The hallmarks of a healthy environment include clean air and water; plentiful,...