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In 2022, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 1.9 percent more income than in 2021. At the same time, animal output dropped slightly (-0.7 percent) while crop output fell relatively sharply by...

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 Affordable and clean energy. Energy is crucial for economy and society, but is still often generated from coal, oil and gas. By 2030 everyone must...

How prepared is the Netherlands to cope immediately with an extreme shock? Will people still be able to earn their livelihood, and how will the most vulnerable groups cope? Are Dutch nature, social...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands, Municipalities

In 2022, the size of the Dutch cattle population has remained virtually unchanged relative to last year, standing at 3.8 million head.

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans.

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

In 2020, mains water consumption in the Netherlands was up by more than 2.5 percent on the previous year.

Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands and Provinces

Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 Life on land. SDG 15 concerns protection, restoration and sustainable management of all forms of life on land. Nature, wildlife and healthy...

What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ concerns resources that future generations need to achieve the same level of well-being as the present generation.

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...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) developed a Material Flow Monitor (MFM) that captures national resource extraction, imports and exports, product flows between economic sectors, as well as emissions and...

The number of pig-producing farms has decreased by 12.0 percent from over 4 thousand in 2019 to 3.6 thousand in 2020.

In 2022, cultivation of protein-rich crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has increased slightly.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.

Cultivation of protein crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has decreased this year.

The size of the organic farming sector increased again in 2018.

Organic farming has grown in the past ten years.

In 2021, renewable energy accounted for 12 percent of total energy consumption in the Netherlands.

Dairy sector turnover has risen by 30 percent on average over the past three quarters

Farmers whose partner also works on the farm have larger farms than single farmers or farmers who run their farm without the help of their partner.

Nearly two thirds of the dairy farms headed by a farmer aged over 55 have a successor lined up. This means that succession in a dairy farm is twice as popular as succession in an average farm.

Determining Dutch emissions to the air, both greenhouse gases and air pollutants, broken down into stationary and mobile sources, and in accordance with international regulations.