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Farmers reduce use of fertilizers
Over the past two decades, farmers have been increasingly successful in reducing phosphate fertilization, while crop yields remained the same or even improved. The effectiveness of...
Extraction, import and export materials by kind, nat. accounts 1996-2012
Extraction, import and export materials Material flows to and from the Dutch economy
Decline in exports to the United Kingdom
Goods exports to the United Kingdom declined by 2 percent in the first half of 2017.
Green policy instruments
The government can choose from various policy instruments in order to steer economic development towards green growth.
Top arable crops
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...
Inflation down to 1.1 percent in March
Inflation fell further in March 2004, to 1.1 percent . This is the lowest value since August 1989. The decrease was mainly caused by lower prices for food, non-alcoholic drinks and clothes and shoes....
A greening economy, but not in all areas
The Dutch economy is growing increasingly green. Companies are implementing cleaner production processes and are using relatively fewer raw materials.
Non-financial balance sheets; national accounts 1995-2016
Non financial balance sheets; volume changes fixed assets; land; oil and gas reserves; consumer durables
Savings in groundwater and tap water use
In spite of the increase in the population, the amount of tap water used by Dutch households hardly changed in the period 1990-2009.
Unique collaboration for big data research
Description of activities of Center for Big Data Statistics
Fewer pesticides used in vegetable growing
Between 2000 and 2008, the use of chemical pesticides in vegetable growing, in the open and under glass has dropped sharply.
Production process more environmentally efficient, but no green growth
Economic growth is often realised to the detriment of the environment.
Overnight accommodation; capacity per region and type '00-'11
Overnight accommodation; capacity per region and type of accommodation
The Netherlands earns billions in agro-sector exports
Agro-sector exports were valued at over 45 billion euros in 2014, earning almost 29 bn euros in revenues.
Slower rise in unemployment
472 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period January-March 2010.
Quinoa trade has tripled in four years
Dutch quinoa imports has tripled in the past four years, to approximately 5.5 million kg in 2016.