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In 2018, drinking water consumption by Dutch households increased by 7 percent relative to one year previously. The agricultural sector used considerably more water than in 2017 (150 percent).

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How much nitrogen does the Netherlands emit, where does it come from and why are these emissions a problem? CBS chief economist Peter Hein van Mulligen explains it all in this video.

In 2021, the pig herd in the Netherlands was slightly reduced year-on-year to almost 11.4 million.

The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020 is the successor to Trends in the Netherlands and the Statistical Yearbooks and Pocket Books.

In 2020, the gross seed onion yield declined by 4 percent relative to the previous year. The gross yield of ware potatoes remained virtually unchanged.

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

Dutch arable farmers achieved a record harvest of the cereal varieties wheat and barley.

In 2020, renewable energy accounted for 11.1 percent of total Dutch energy consumption.

In 2020, electricity production from renewable sources increased by 40 percent year-on-year.

The Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 18.8 billion euros in 2019, contributing approximately 2.3 percent to gross domestic product (GDP).

Livestock cattle, position of dairy cattle and cattle for fattening according to Agricultural Census and Earmark registration

Agricultural income per annual work unit has declined in 2018; by nearly 11 percent relative to 2017.

Exploration of potential sources to collect data about the use of secondary materials at the request of the Dutch environmental assessment agency.

Organic farming has grown in the past ten years.

The Dutch dairy goat herd keeps growing. As of this year, the herd size stands at 476 thousand, i.e. 4 percent more than last year.

In 2019, the volume of labour deployed in the Dutch agricultural sector was equivalent to over 156 thousand full-time jobs (FTEs).

In 2020, net electricity production was 1.3 billion kWh higher than in 2019, reaching the highest level ever measured.

Flora and fauna on Dutch farmland have gone through substantial changes over the 20th century.

The yields per hectare of the main arable crops in the Netherlands were substantially higher in 2004 than in the preceding years. One hectare of potatoes yielded an average 46 tonnes, 6 percent more...

Livestock pigs, number of piglets, sows and boars in April and December

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