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The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020

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

Understanding 100 years of farmland biodiversity loss

Understanding 100 years of farmland biodiversity loss

Decline in farmland flora and fauna as of 1900

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

Farmland birds

The Farmland Bird Indicator (FBI) has declined by approximately 30 percent since 2000

Living Planet Index

The Living Planet Index (LPI) for the Netherlands has risen marginally in the past decades.

Over 80% decline in butterflies since late 1800s

Between 1890 and 2017, butterfly populations in the Netherlands declined by at least 84 percent; 15 species have disappeared completely.

Red List Indicator

In recent years, circumstances for various plant and animal species seem to have improved to some degree.

Number of endangered fauna and flora species not rising

Almost 40 percent of fauna and flora species in the Netherlands are threatened with extinction.

butterfly populations showing signs of tentative recovery

Slightly more butterfly species have increased in number since 2006 than decreased: 20 versus 11. Growing populations include various endangered species. Two factors affect the butterfly populations in the Netherlands; restoration of natural habitats and climate change. The overall butterfly population in the Netherlands has remained stable during the past ten years.

Butterfly population in steep decline

The butterfly population in the Netherlands declined further in 2012 and has currently reached the lowest level of the past twenty years

Calendar

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 4 - 8 March 2013 (Week 10).

Characateristic heathland fauna species declining

Fewer cold-loving animals due to climate change

Nature responds to climate change

Birds tend to breed earlier in the year

Butterflies recover from dip

Slight improvement among day butterflies

Butterflies still in danger