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The production of renewable electricity dropped from 6.5 percent of domestic electricity consumption in 2006 to 6.0 percent in 2007.

In 2016, power stations consumed less coal for the first time since 2011. Coal consumption was 10 percent down on 2015.

Coal supply to Dutch seaports dropped by nearly 7 percent to 50 million tonnes in 2017.

Number of local units Economic activity (SIC 2008) and regions

At the same time production at gas-fired electricity plants was at its lowest level of the last ten years.

Dutch government spending on public order and security amounted to 11.3 billion euro in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006.

In 2019, electricity production reached a record level of 121 billion kWh. This is a 6-percent increase on the previous year. The consumption of electricity remained more or less stable.

The Netherlands in numbers (2021 edition) answers 36 questions about our country by means of images and text.

After a 3-year period of decline, the production of electrical energy grew by 2 percent last year to 103 billion kWh. The increase is predominantly due to a higher foreign demand.

In 2019, total energy consumption in the Netherlands stood at 3,080 petajoules (PJ), more or less the same as in the previous year.

Data scientists and researchers went looking for new insights into the advancing energy transition.

Last year, 12.2 billion kWh of renewable electricity was generated, i.e. more than 10 percent of total electricity consumption in the Netherlands and just above the production level in 2011.

There were 165 victims of murder and manslaughter in the  Netherlands in 2011. That is 7 more than in 2010.

Mark-up, barriers to entrepreneurship, trade and investment, employment protection legislation and state support broken down by country

The share of renewable energy in total energy consumption increased from 3.8 percent in 2010 to 4.2 percent in 2011. The reason for the increase is twofold: the consumption of renewable energy...

Last year, 102 billion kWh of electricity were generated in the Netherlands, nearly 10 percent down from one year previously, but the level of imports and exports of electricity was higher than ever...

In 2016, greenhouse gas emissions were 1 percent up on 2015.

Energy consumption rose by 2 percent in 2016 to 3,131 petajoules.

In 2018, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were 2 percent lower than one year previously. This is related to less coal being used for electricity production. The emission intensity of the...

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 27-31 October 2008 (Week 44).

Last year, 5.4 thousand persons in the Netherlands died a non-natural death. Non-natural death includes fatal accidents, suicide, murder and manslaughter. Most victims died in accidents.