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Netherlands: not all SDGs set by UN achieved
On 25 September 2015 the United Nations formulated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector
Since 2001 the share of total employment accounted for by the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS)
CO2 emissions marginally higher in the fourth quarter
In the final quarter of 2015, emissions of CO2 in the Netherlands were 0.4 percent higher than in the same period one year previously. According to Statistics Netherlands, an important factor in...
Inflation rate slips to 1.1 percent
The Dutch consumer price index (CPI) slipped to 1.1 percent in March.
Extraction, import and export materials by kind, nat. accounts 1996-2012
Extraction, import and export materials Material flows to and from the Dutch economy
Higher CO2 emissions in Q4 2016
In Q4 2016, CO2 emissions in the Netherlands rose by 7.3 percent year-on-year.
Electricity production dramatically down
Last year, 102 billion kWh of electricity were generated in the Netherlands, nearly 10 percent down from one year previously, but the level of imports and exports of electricity was higher than ever...
Environmental taxes and fees; revenues by taxpayer 1987-2012
Environmental taxes, environmental fees taxpayer
Inflation rate historically low in 2006
The inflation rate over 2006 averaged 1.1 percent, unprecedented since 1989.
CO2 emissions grow much faster than Dutch economy
CO2 emissions in the Netherlands grow faster than the country’s economy. In the third quarter of 2015, CO2 emissions were 6.8 percent up from one year previously.
Substantial increase in use of solar panels
The number of solar panels installed in the Netherlands has grown further in 2011. Total capacity was raised by 40 megawatts, i.e. twice as much as in 2010.
Consumer prices 2.5 percent up in July
The consumer price index (CPI) was 2.5 percent higher in July than in the same month one year previously.
Consumer prices 1.5 percent up in January
The consumer price index was 15 percent higher in January than in the same month last year.
Dutch GHG footprint larger in 2017
Following a decline as of 2008, the GHG footprint of the Netherlands increased again, according to initial estimates.
Seasonal adjustment
Many time series at Statistics Netherlands suffer from seasonal or working-day effects. Energy use by households, for example, will be higher in the winter than in the summer. In the interpretation...
Manufacturing industry expects to invest 10 percent more in 2007
Manufacturing companies expect to invest 10 percent more this year than in 2006. This is consistent with the positive mood in this sector.
Top sectors account for one-quarter of GDP
An outline of developments in the nine Dutch top sectors.