Nature and environment

News

Employee of Waterschap de Dommel takes samples of Tilburg's wastewater that entered the sewage treatment plant in Tilburg-Noord.

Lower fresh water usage, sewage treatment up to par

Greenhouse gas emissions 9 percent lower in 2022

Circularity of the Dutch economy has barely increased

Greenhouse gas emissions 4 percent lower in Q3 2022
Manure spreading for farmland fertilisation in Emst

Agriculture’s consumption unchanged for 25 years, despite higher output
-9%

Greenhouse gas emissions 9 percent lower in Q2 2022
Installation of solar panels

Environmental sector keeps growing in importance
Cows grazing in the fields

Less nitrogen and phosphate excretion from livestock manure
Aerial photo of Biesbosch National Park.

Built-up area expanding at the cost of farmland
-11%

Greenhouse gas emissions 11 percent lower in Q1 2022
+2.5%

Households used more water in 2020, companies less

Greenhouse gas emissions 2.1 percent higher in 2021

Figures

Consumer price index (CPI)

Inflation (CPI)

Harmonised consumer price index (HICP)

Price index (CPI)

Imports and exports; key figures

Publications

Thumbnail bij Publicatiereeks Discussion Paper

Developing a material flow monitor for the Netherlands from national statistical data

Water Accounts for the Netherlands

The Netherlands in numbers 2022

The Caribbean Netherlands in Numbers 2022
Thumbnail thema natuur en milieu

Monitoring the biobased economy from a macro-economic perspective
Windmolens in agrarisch landschap

Ecosystems and wellbeing – the impact of land use changes
Thumbnail thema natuur en milieu

Ecosystems and well-being – the impact of land use changes

Circular economy and the Sustainable Development Goals
Cover of publication The Netherlands in numbers, edition 2021

The Netherlands in numbers, 2021 edition
Thumbnail Circulaire economie

Adding bio-based products and materials to statistical classifications
windmills

Climate and Energy Outlook 2021
Thumbnail thema natuur en milieu

Use of secondary materials: potential data sources

In-depth articles

Arial view of the port of Rotterdam, oil tanks, containers and mineral depots

Integrating Monetary Environmental Accounts
Windmills behind sanddunes

SEEA-EEA biodiversity account 2006-2013

The ecosystem service supply and use in the Netherlands

Decline in farmland flora and fauna as of 1900

Monetary valuation of ecosystem services for the Netherlands

Natural capital accounts for the Dutch North Sea 2019

Material Flow Monitor 2016 - Technical report

Economic indicators circular economy, 2001-2016
Cover paper Models and statistical methods in rtrim

Models and statistical methods in rtrim

Linking Microdata and analysis of enterprises in EU ETS

Pressure gradients and earthquake rates in Groningen

Weibull fitting of earthquakes in Groningen