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Dutch road hauliers carried record weight in 2021
In 2021, Dutch road hauliers transported 702 million tonnes of goods, 2.6 percent more than in 2020.
Greenhouse gas emissions by transport companies considerably higher than in 1990
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by Dutch transport companies have increased by nearly 80 percent since 1990. This is largely due to the increase in international transport by Dutch companies and a...
Air transport recovery interrupted by ash cloud
Because of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, the number of air passengers passing through Dutch airports was much lower in April this year than in the same month last year. The cloud also tempered...
Inbound and outbound goods transport virtually stable in 2019
In 2019, altogether 629 billion kg of goods arrived in the Netherlands, i.e. 1 percent up on the previous year.
Traffic death toll substantially down in 2013
Today, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment have released figures on traffic mortality. Last year, 570 people died in traffic accidents in the...
Business confidence slightly up in Q2 2023
In Q2 2023, business confidence rose to 7.5. This means the sentiment indicator is positive for the second quarter in a row. Business confidence is positive in most industries
PhD graduates; experiences and duration PhD track
Satisfaction PhD track, work pressure, inappropriate behaviour Sex, PhD characteristics
Lorry traffic becoming less polluting
Dutch lorries operated 58 out of 100 journeys on Euro 6 engines in the first half of 2019. The longer the journey, the more use is made of lorries that run on these engines.
5 percent more air traffic in the Caribbean Netherlands
Although air traffic increased in the Caribbean Netherlands, the volume of passengers dropped by over 6 percent in 2017.
Traffic deaths down again
640 people were killed in traffic accidents in the Netherlands in 2010. This is 11 percent fewer than the 720 deaths in 2009, and continues the downward trend observed in the last few years.
Electricity and heat; production, input, and capacity by energy commodity
Production of electricity and heat, input of energy commodities, capacity Central/decentral production, energy commodities
Road traffic nuisance serious but stable
Although the total number of cars registered in the Netherlands has grown by a million since 2005, the nuisance caused by road traffic has hardly changed. Speeding is still the main source of...
More goods transported by Dutch lorries in 2018
In 2018, Dutch lorries carried a total of 680 million tonnes of goods. This is 2.1 percent more than in the previous year. Both national and international transport to and from the Netherlands by...
More traffic noise, less stench
In the period 1997-2008, the proportion of people reporting to be disturbed by road and rail traffic noise rose from 27 to 31and from 5 to 7 percent respectively.
Traffic sector invests substantially more in environmental measures
Some 653 million euro was invested in the traffic sector to protect the environment in the Netherlands in 2007. This is 60 percent more than in 2005.
Similar development of public transport and car costs
Price developments in public transport were virtually on a par with developments in car costs between 2009 and November 2018. In this period, the cost of both types of transport rose more rapidly...
Supply of ecosystem services: physical and monetary, region
Ecosystem types Region, ecosystem types
More strikes but fewer strikers in 2022
In 2022, there were altogether 33 labour strikes in the Netherlands, up from 22 strikes in 2021. However, last year’s strikes involved fewer workers, which resulted in fewer working days lost: 39...
Vacancy indicator
Vacancy indicator Manufacturing, construction, commercial services, SBI2008