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More goats but fewer pigs and cattle
The number of goats in the Netherlands has increased this year.
Forest and open nature
The area of forest and open nature has increased slightly, but its share in the total land area is
Decline in pig farming
The number of pig-producing farms has decreased by 12.0 percent from over 4 thousand in 2019 to 3.6 thousand in 2020.
Well-being improving
Well-being in the Netherlands in het algemeen omhoog. In de voorbije acht jaar waren maar drie van de 21 zogeheten brede-welvaartstrends neerwaarts
SDG 2 Zero hunger
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.
Nearly 22 thousand small farmers in 2009
Last year, 30 percent of all agricultural and horticultural enterprises in the Netherlands were small-scale businesses.
Traffic performance motor vehicles; kilometres, type of vehicle, territory
Vehicle-kilometers Dutch and foreign vehicles, passenger cars, delivery vans, lorries, road tractors, special purpose vehicles, buses
Again more cattle grazing
The share of grazing cattle increased again last year, with 71 percent of the dairy herd grazing outdoors against 65 percent in 2016.
NEG classification
The classification of agricultural holdings based on type of activity.
Further fall in farm businesses
There were 73 thousand agricultural and horticultural enterprises in the Netherlands on 1 April 2009. This is 3 percent less than twelve months previously.
8 in 10 working millionaires are self-employed
Eighty percent of working millionaire breadwinners are self-employed.
Natural capital accounts for the Dutch North Sea 2019
This report shows for the Dutch North Sea area the physical natural capital accounts according to the SEEA EEA framework (System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Experimental Ecosystem...
Greenhouse gas emissions almost back at pre-COVID level
In Q2 2021, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year increase of 11 percent. This means emissions are nearing pre-COVID levels.
The Netherlands earns billions in agro-sector exports
Agro-sector exports were valued at over 45 billion euros in 2014, earning almost 29 bn euros in revenues.
Other vegetable waste
Residual vegetable matter derived from industrial processes (mainly paper manufacturing) or agriculture waste (straw, peelings from coffe beans and the like).
Energy users
Transport, manufacturing industry, households, services and agriculture. In other words: all companies, institutions and private households, with the exception of energy companies
Rest-of-the-world current account
The balancing item covers current transactions between resident and non-residents, that is, transactions involving goods, services and income. The latter include primary income (capital gains and...
Thefts along the coast peak in summertime
On the coast, minor property crimes are more frequent during the summer compared to the rest of the year. Over one-quarter of the pickpocketing cases which were registered in coastal areas during the...
Eurozone GDP up by 0.3 percent in second quarter
Economic growth (GDP) in the euro area, EU and other countries in Q2 2016
Decline in 13 out of 20 urban bird populations
In the period from 1990 to 2017, the populations of 13 out of 20 breeding bird species typically found in cities has declined in urban areas.
Disablement provisions
These include the law on industrial accidents of 1901 and 1921, the law on accidents in agriculture and horticulture of 1922-1967, the law on invalidity (since 1919), the law on industrial disability...
CBS Urban Data Centre/The Hague launched
innovative developments in the area of Sustainable Development Goals
Economic importance of domestic exports has declined
In 2020, the Netherlands’ earnings from domestic exports accounted for 15.0 percent of GDP.
Growing number of dairy cattle have no access to pasture
The provisional results of the 2012 Agricultural census show that the number of grazing dairy cattle has declined considerably from 90 percent in 2001 to 70 percent in 2011.
Living space per household reduced over the past decade
Between 1996 and 2006, more than 17 thousand hectares (ha) were added to the total area designated for residential purposes. The amount of square metres (m²) of living space per household declined in...