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Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2020
Distances to and number of facilities: healthcare, retail, leisure, schools and culture per municipality, district and neighbourhood
Dutch environmental sector continues to grow steadily
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).
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...
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.
Proximity to facilities; distances by car, sub-municipal data 2021
Distances to and number of facilities: healthcare, retail, leisure, schools and culture per municipality, district and neighbourhood
Onshore wind turbines taller and more efficient
Dutch wind turbines collectively generated 7.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2015.
Wind energy; electricity production, capacity and supply of wind, 2002-2019
Production of electricity, capacity and supply of wind On land/ off shore
Dutch wind turbines catch less wind
The generation of electricity by Dutch wind turbines was reduced by approximately 13 percent last year. The reduction is mainly caused by the fact that 2010 was a less windy year.
More and more renewable electricity generated by wind turbines
Generation of electricity by wind turbines grew by nearly 20 percent last year. According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS) over half of total renewable electricity in 2015 was generated by wind...
Renewable energy; final use and avoided use fossil energy,1990-2019
Renewable energy, final use and avoided fossil energy and avoided CO2 wind, solar, hydro, geothermal energy, aerothermal heat and biomass
Wind energy
Energy generated by a wind turbine.
Electricity production hits record level in 2020
In 2020, net electricity production was 1.3 billion kWh higher than in 2019, reaching the highest level ever measured.
Motor fuels; deliveries by petajoule, weight and volume, 1946-April 2021
Motor fuels; deliveries by petajoule, weight and volume Deliveries, road transport, water transport, air transport
Renewable energy consumption up by 16 percent
In 2019, renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands grew by 16 percent to 181 petajoules (PJ) relative to the previous year.
More wind and solar electricity
In 2017, nearly 60 percent of renewable electricity production originated from wind power, 13 percent from solar power.
The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020
The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020 is the successor to Trends in the Netherlands and the Statistical Yearbooks and Pocket Books.
Greenhouse gas emissions 8 percent down in 2020
In 2020, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decline of 8 percent to 166 megatonnes CO2 equivalent.
Electricity production 14 percent up in Q3
In Q3 2020, net electricity production was 3.8 billion kWh higher than in Q3 2019.
Wind energy cost-ineffective without public financial support
As yet, the production of wind energy is still cost-ineffective, but public financial support compensates for the losses.
Wind most important source of renewable electricity
For the first time, wind is the main energy source for renewable electricity. In 2014, wind turbine-generated electricity was approximately 8 percent up from 2013. At the same time, electricity...
Petroleum products balance sheet; supply, consumption stock 1946-April 2021
Petroleum products balance sheet; supply, consumption and stock Petroleum products
Economic description of the Dutch North Sea and coast
Economic description of the Dutch North Sea and coast.