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Lower crop yields in organic farming
Last year, 2 percent of corn, bulbs and turnips in the Netherlands were grown on organic farms. Organic crop yields are (much) lower than traditionally grown crop yields.
Ecological agriculture and farming of animals
Production in agriculture and horticulture without the use of fertiliser and chemical pesticides.
Internationalisation Monitor 2021, second quarter
This edition of the Internationalisation Monitor focuses on the environmental aspect of Dutch international trade: how does globalisation contribute to the issues and solutions in the area of...
Soybean imports from Brazil up by 40 percent
In the first six months of 2020, the Netherlands imported 1.6 billion kg of soybeans from Brazil.
Renewable energy; final use and avoided use fossil energy,1990-2019
Renewable energy, final use and avoided fossil energy and avoided CO2 wind, solar, hydro, geothermal energy, aerothermal heat and biomass
National cattle herd declining slightly
On 1 April 2019, the national bovine herd of the Netherlands stood at nearly 3.8 million.
Listed monuments and historic buildings; (region 2019) 1965 - 2019
Listed monuments Type of monument, province, municipality
Agricultural census; types of holdings, regional division
Number of holdings, crops, cattle and workers by type of holding (dsus) and regions
Mapping the value of our natural landscape
Mapping the value of our natural landscape
Renewable energy consumption up by 16 percent
In 2019, renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands grew by 16 percent to 181 petajoules (PJ) relative to the previous year.
Increased cultivation of protein crops
The agricultural area utilised for the cultivation of protein crops in the Netherlands stood at 9 thousand hectares in 2018,, an increase of 38 percent relative to 2008 (5.6 hectares).
Less nitrogen, phosphate in manure due to fewer cattle
In 2019, nitrogen excretion in animal manure decreased by 2.6 percent on the previous year, to 490 million kg. This is below the nitrogen oxides emission ceiling that has been imposed on Dutch...
Agricultural area
Area used for horticulture under glass, grass land, gardening, arable land or orchard.