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Greenhouse gas emissions 6 percent lower in 2023
In 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 6 percent lower than in 2022. This was mainly due to lower emissions from the electricity sector.
Greenhouse gas emissions 9 percent lower in Q3 2023
In Q3 2023, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 9 percent lower than in Q3 2022. This was mainly due to lower emissions from the electricity sector.
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.
Emissions to air by the Dutch economy; national accounts
emissions to air, climate change, greenhouse gases, CO2, ozone layer air pollution, acidification, environmental accounts,
Government expenditure and consumption; functions, transactions, sectors
Government expenditure and final consumption by function (COFOG): General public services, defense, health, education and social protection
CBS Multi-annual Programme 2024-2028
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.
More electricity from coal and renewable sources, less from gas
In Q2 2022, electricity production from coal increased by 40 percent year on year.
Energy consumption private dwellings; type of dwelling and regions
Average consumption of gas and electricity, type of dwelling, district heating by region
CBS Multi-annual Programme 2024-2028
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has made plans for the future based on discussions with stakeholders. The results are described in this Multi-annual Programme for 2024-2028.
CBS invests in statistics on climate change impacts
Collecting climate data should be just as routine for statistical institutes around the world as collecting data on the population or the economy.
Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines, quarter
Emissions of greenhouse gases, IPCC Climate sector, quarter
Natural gas balance sheet; supply and consumption
Indigenous production, imports, exports, stock change and consumption
Environmental goods and services sector, activities; national accounts
Environmental activities, environmental domain, environmental services EGSS, environmental sector, recycling
Natural gas consumption 25 percent lower in first half of 2022
Natural gas consumption in the Netherlands amounted to 17.6 billion cubic metres (m3) over the first six months of 2022.
CO2 emissions from biomass burning on the rise
In 2020 the combustion of biomass produced 19 megatonnes of CO2, 16 percent up on the previous year.
More buying power for Caribbean Dutch residents in 2019
In 2019, the purchasing power of the Caribbean Dutch population increased compared to the previous year.
Government debt; debt instruments, counterpart sector, valuation, sectors
Total government debt and debt in foreign currency. Debt instruments, counterpart sector, face- and market value, sectors.
Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines
Dutch greenhouse gas emissions, calculated according to the IPCC directives, by source category
Public corporations; liabilities, controlling government sector
Debt of financial or other (loss or profit making) corporations by controlling government subsector.
11 percent of energy consumption from renewable sources in 2020
In 2020, renewable energy accounted for 11.1 percent of total Dutch energy consumption.
More and more renewable energy from biomass
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...
More electricity from renewable sources, less from fossil sources
In 2021, electricity production declined by 2.2 billion kWh year on year, to 117.9 billion kWh.
Imports from China down in 2023, exports up
Between January and July 2023, the Netherlands imported almost 70 billion euros in goods from China. That is nearly 5 billion euros less than in the same period last year.
Natural gas consumption 4 percent lower in 2021
In 2021, total natural gas consumption in the Netherlands amounted to 40 billion cubic metres (m3), against 42 billion in the previous year.
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.