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Greenhouse gas emissions by transport companies considerably higher than in 1990
Greenhouse gas emissions caused by Dutch transport companies have increased by nearly 80 percent since 1990. This is largely due to the increase in international transport by Dutch companies and a...
Dutch increase in senior secondary vocational education passes larger than in European Union
More than 146 thousand students passed their final exams in senior secondary vocational education (mbo) in the Netherlands in 2008/’09. This increase, 35 percent compared with ten years...
Renewable electricity more and more important
In 2009, generation of renewable electricity has risen to nearly 9 percent of total domestic electricity consumption. The objective of the Dutch government was to raise the share of renewable energy...
Particulate matter emissions by agriculture
Between 2000 and 2016, emissions of particulate matter (PM10) by the agricultural sector increased by 3 percent. In this period, the value added of agriculture increased by 19 percent.
18.1 million inhabitants in 2060
According to the population forecast published today, the Dutch population will continue to grow in the coming decades, to 18.1 million inhabitants in 2060.
Number of hybrid cars continues to rise
Last year, 156 thousand hybrid cars were registered in the Netherlands, a fourfold increase relative to five years ago. They covered an overall distance of 2.5 billion kilometres. Last year, more...
Dutch use water more efficiently
Although the population and the economy are growing, the use of tap water remains stable. Measures taken to enhance efficiency have reduced the annual tap water use per capita by an average 0.7...
Investment climate; capital international comparison 1990-2011
Capital stock and investments Countries
CBS mapping online platforms
We are trying to assess how many online platforms there are. This is not information which we can simply derive from our business registers
CBS, Limburg Province launch Provincial Data Centre
CBS to conduct and to promote statistical research in conformity with government regulations.
ISI 2017: Focus on statistical innovations
the latest developments in the content and the methodology of statistics.
New methods and sources for Big Data research
The objective of the seminar was to bring together researchers from statistical offices and academic scientists in order to exchange knowledge and present the latest methods and techniques in the...
Careers at CBS
Careers at CBS
Dutch government spends more on prisons and judicial procedures
Dutch government spending on public order and security amounted to 11.3 billion euro in 2007. This is 6 percent more than in 2006.
Agricultural pupils in vmbo often switch sector when they move to mbo
One third of pupils in preparatory secondary vocational education (vmbo) choose a different discipline when they move on to senior secondary vocational education (mbo). For vmbo pupils in...
CO2 emissions grow much faster than Dutch economy
CO2 emissions in the Netherlands grow faster than the country’s economy. In the third quarter of 2015, CO2 emissions were 6.8 percent up from one year previously.
UN hackathon produces surprising results
innovative product for the general public about the younger generation and Sustainable Development Goals
Rising economy, falling greenhouse gas emissions
Dutch greenhouse gas emissions fell by 13 percent
Importance of environmental sector increasing
In 2016, the Dutch environmental sector represented a value added of 15.8 billion euros, contributing 2.2 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The share of the environmental sector in...
Privacy Proof Certificate for CBS
This certificate confirms that all company and personal data held by CBS are demonstrably well protected.
CBS and Dataprovider successfully map internet economy
Elsewhere around the world, a number of other countries are planning to also implement the basic model developed by CBS and Dataprovider.