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The Netherlands performs relatively well on the policy themes as laid down in the Europe 2020 strategy. In the EU, the Netherlands performs above average with respect to tackling poverty and social...

In 2020, the consumption of energy from biomass resources such as biogas, biopetrol, the green part of household waste or wood products rose by 10 percent on the previous year, reaching a total of...

In 2019, the Netherlands generated 18 percent more electricity from renewable sources than in the previous year. The increase was 11 percent in 2018.

In 2020, electricity production from renewable sources increased by 40 percent year-on-year.

In 2021, electricity production declined by 2.2 billion kWh year on year, to 117.9 billion kWh.

In Q2 2022, electricity production from coal increased by 40 percent year on year.

In 2017, renewable energy sources accounted for 6.6 percent of total Dutch energy consumption.

Circular economy: what we want to know and can measure

Dossier Sustainable development

Renewable energy accounted for approximately 4 percent of total domestic energy consumption in the Netherlands last year versus 3.4 percent in 2008.

The Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 18.8 billion euros in 2019, contributing approximately 2.3 percent to gross domestic product (GDP).

Report including results, description of methodology and tables from the first measurements of the monitoring study of the Dutch ‘top‘ sectors.Commissioned by: Ministry of Economic...

In 2019, renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands grew by 16 percent to 181 petajoules (PJ) relative to the previous year.

Dutch consumption of renewable energy levelled off in 2007.

In 2018, renewable energy sources accounted for 7.4 percent of total Dutch energy consumption, up from 6.6 percent one year previously. More than half of this increase was due to higher biomass...

In 2020, renewable energy accounted for 11.1 percent of total Dutch energy consumption.

In 2022, electricity production from renewable sources increased by 20 percent year on year.

On 25 September 2015 the United Nations formulated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In 2020, net electricity production was 1.3 billion kWh higher than in 2019, reaching the highest level ever measured.

The consumption of sustainable energy in the Netherlands increased from 2.9 to 3.4 percent of total domestic energy consumption in 2008.

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.

In Q3 2020, net electricity production was 3.8 billion kWh higher than in Q3 2019.

In 2021, renewable energy accounted for 12 percent of total energy consumption in the Netherlands.

What is the impact of the environmental sector on the economy?

The share of renewable energy in total energy consumption was 4.4% in 2012, almost the same as in 2011 (4.3%).