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Climate change, chemical pollution, acidification of the oceans - these are all examples of what happens when we go beyond the limits of what our planet can support: planetary boundaries.

Tap water use, groundwater, surface water, industries, private household. Water use or abstraction by industry and type of water

Natural capital relates to services that the natural environment provides to the economy, such as raw materials and recreation. Relevant aspects of this are the preconditions for these services to...

The Netherlands in numbers answers questions about the Netherlands’ past and present in 35 infographics, text and figures.

Realised figures on revenues, expenditures and debts of water boards. Water boards levies.

Tariffs water board levies Water system -, road levy -, wastewater treatment - and pollution levy

Statistics Netherlands publishes revised figures for the statistics on expenditures on health and social care for 2021-2023. Important changes include a new breakdown by type of care, improved scope,...

Statistics Netherlands publishes revised figures for the statistics on expenditures on health and social care for 2021-2023. Important changes include a new breakdown by type of care, improved scope,...

Trees and plants filter harmful particulate matter from the air

Government balance sheet; net worth; general government sector assets (financial and non-financial), liabilities and gov. net worth

Electricity production from renewable sources increased to 32.3 billion kWh in the first half of 2024.

Well-being means quality of life in the here and now, but also the extent to which that quality of life comes at the expense of the well-being of future generations or people who live elsewhere in...

Distances to and number of facilities: healthcare, retail, leisure, schools and culture per municipality, district and neighbourhood

What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ looks at trends in resources needed by future generations to accomplish the same level of well-being as the current generation, and the consequences of...

In 2022, the agricultural nitrogen surplus, i.e., that part of excess nitrogen which is not fixed in animal and plant products, increased by 6.5 percent year on year to a total of 312 million kg.

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 Zero hunger. SDG 2 aims to end hunger across the world, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

At 1.57 million, the national dairy cattle herd remained virtually unchanged in 2022. This is 7 percent less than five years earlier.

Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers

Area and yield per crop Province

Production, expenditures, income and external economic Current prices and chain-linked volume High Value Dataset – Statistiek

Production, expenditures, income and external economic transactions Value, volume and price changes High Value Dataset – Statistiek

The Netherlands remains a prosperous country and a relatively cohesive society.

In 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 6 percent lower than in 2022. This was mainly due to lower emissions from the electricity sector.

The populations of bird species that breed in the Netherlands were more than 28 percent higher in 2023, on average