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Agriculture; labour force by region
Agricultural census; number of persons, annual work units and corresponding number of holdings by region
Gross seed onion yield nearly 12 percent up
In 2021, the gross yield of seed onions was 11.7 percent higher than in the previous year. The gross yield of ware potatoes declined by 10.7 percent. Sugar beet and wheat crop yields remained...
Less pesticide used in agriculture
In 2020, Dutch farmers used 5 million kilograms of crop protection products, representing a decrease of more than 11 percent on 2016. The quantity used per hectare decreased by 13.4 percent as of...
Three-quarters of Dutch adults worry about impact of climate change
Seventy-six percent of the population aged 18 or older are concerned about the impact of climate change on future generations.
Government expenditure and consumption; functions, transactions, sectors
Government expenditure and final consumption by function (COFOG): General public services, defense, health, education and social protection
More fish landings at domestic ports in 2021
In 2021, the amount of fish brought into Dutch fishery ports from sea was 443.5 million kilograms.
Developing a material flow monitor for the Netherlands from national statistical data
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...
Agricultural income up by 1 percent in 2021
In 2021, the income of the agricultural sector is 1 percent higher than in 2020. This year’s animal output is below the level of 2020, but crop output has increased.
Government balance sheet; assets and liabilities
Government balance sheet; net worth; general government sector assets (financial and non-financial), liabilities and gov. net worth
Electricity; production and means of production
Production of electricity and heat. Input of fuels. Installed capacity. By sector, installation type and Combined Heat and Power.
Lower fresh water usage, sewage treatment up to par
In 2021, 4.3 percent less fresh surface water and groundwater was abstracted compared to the previous year.
Agriculture’s consumption unchanged for 25 years, despite higher output
Since 1995, the volume of Dutch agricultural production has grown by 20 percent. Nevertheless, there was no increase in the agricultural consumption of environmentally harmful substances such as...
The Netherlands in numbers, 2021 edition
The Netherlands in numbers (2021 edition) answers 36 questions about our country by means of images and text.
Hardly fewer dairy cows, but smaller pig herd in 2022
At 1.57 million, the national dairy cattle herd remained virtually unchanged in 2022. This is 7 percent less than five years earlier.
Environmental goods and services sector, activities; national accounts
Environmental activities, environmental domain, environmental services EGSS, environmental sector, recycling
Supply and use by products of activity; National Accounts
Supply and use by products of activity Groups of products of activity (CPA)
Dutch nitrogen crisis explained
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.
Non-financial balance sheets; national accounts
balance sheets, national accounts, sectors sector, asset
585 additional organic farms since 2015
Relative to 2021, the total area under organic farming in the Netherlands this year has increased by 3.6 percent to slightly over 80 thousand hectares. This is 59.0 percent more than in 2015.
Cattle herd size has barely changed
In 2022, the size of the Dutch cattle population has remained virtually unchanged relative to last year, standing at 3.8 million head.
International trade; Dutch export specialisation with respect to the EU
Balassa index, share in total exports, exports of Dutch products and re-exports broken down by the Chapters of the Harmonised System.
Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector
Investments, Tangible fixed assets Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008)
Investments in tangible fixed assets; business sector, regions
Investments; tangible fixed assets,means of production, enterprises Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008), regions
Less protein crop farming in the Netherlands
Cultivation of protein crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has decreased this year.
Slight decline in arable crop area
In 2020, the agricultural area devoted to arable crops in the Netherlands fell by 0.3 percent relative to the previous year.