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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.

Agricultural census; crops, livestock, land use and corresponding number of holdings by general farm type and region

The sustainable energy sector accounted for 0.73 percent of total employment in 2016.

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

How is well-being in the Netherlands developing? The Monitor of Well-being & the SDG’s 2022 examines the economic, ecological and social aspects of well-being in the Netherlands and the results for...

The majority (79 percent) of businesses have implemented measures this year to make their operations more sustainable.

Across the world, there is an increasing need for information on climate change and energy transition, environmental quality and circularity, and nature and biodiversity.

Production in agriculture and horticulture without the use of fertiliser and chemical pesticides.

The results of a study into the SDGs and the circular economy, about how these different perspectives can influence each other positively or negativelyare

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

This report contains results on sustainability of the production chain of palm oil, soy, wood and coffee. These results are monitored by others, but the methods used have been validated by Statistics...

Milk supply by dairy farms, production of butter, cheese, milk powder, concentrated milk and whey powder

Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius are on the right track in terms of poverty reduction, one of the internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Production and capacity of renewable energy Hydro power, wind energy, solar energy, biomass

Renewable energy; final consumption energy sources/techniques, energy application

At the request of the Dutch Cabinet, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publishes the Monitor of Well-being & the Sustainable Development Goals annually on Accountability Day (May).

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...

People in the Netherlands with low levels of education and those with a migration background have lower levels of well-being than those with higher education and those without a migration background.

it is becoming more difficult to maintain this level of well-being. Many elements of Dutch natural capital are showing systemic deterioration, with increasing pressure on plant and animal...

In 2020, mains water consumption in the Netherlands was up by more than 2.5 percent on the previous year.

How do the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the circular economy interact with each other?

Second measurement of the Netherlands' progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The size of the organic farming sector increased again in 2018.

In 2018, drinking water consumption by Dutch households increased by 7 percent relative to one year previously. The agricultural sector used considerably more water than in 2017 (150 percent).

In 2022, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 10.5 thousand hectares (2.0 percent) to 536 thousand ha.