Indicators

The indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium are updated regularly. Below is the list of the last updated indicators. Using this page, you can easily see which indicators were updated since your last visit.

Environmental quality of terrestrial ecosystems: nitrogen deposition, 1994–2023

Nitrogen deposition has declined since the 1990s, leading to an improvement in the environmental quality of terrestrial ecosystems. This improvement in environmental quality stalled in 2010 and from…

Ecosystem quality (area), 2012-2023

Just over 25% of the area of terrestrial ecosystems has a moderately high to high ecosystem quality, in terms of the presence of species of breeding birds and butterflies indicative of the quality of…

Membership of Dutch private nature conservation organisations, 1989-2024

The combined membership of the four biggest nature conservation organisations in 2024 was 1,760,372 members and donors. Most were members of Natuurmonumenten, which with 874,154 members was the…

Nitrogen deposition, 1990-2024

In 2023, the average nitrogen deposition across the Netherlands was approximately 1,315 moles of nitrogen per hectare (mol N/ha). Since 1990, nitrogen deposition has decreased by approximately 51…

Wind energy capacity, 1990-2024

In 2024 Dutch wind energy capacity increased by more than 9 percent compared to 2023. The onshore wind capacity increased slightly by 2 percent in 2024, while the offshore capacity increased by 19…

Renewable energy use, 1990-2024

The share of renewable energy in total energy consumption was 19.8 percent in 2024. This is higher than in 2023, when the share reached 17.4 percent. Renewable energy consumption went from 312…

Ozone layer, 1980-2024

The thickness of the ozone layer has decreased several percent worldwide in the period 1980-1995. Since the mid 1990s, it has remained stable at this lower level.

Realisation of the national ecological network – land acquisition and conversion, 1990–2024

On 1 January 2024 the area of land acquired for realising the national ecological network had increased to almost 124,000 hectares. Following acquisition, this land is converted to new nature…

Wind turbine visibility and impact on visual amenity, 2022

Onshore wind turbines in the Netherlands are visible in about a third of the country and affect the visual amenity of the landscape. The number of wind turbines and the area of the country in which…

Protected areas in the Netherlands, 2024

Terrestrial protected areas cover 20% of the land surface of the Netherlands. Almost all of this area lies within the national ecological network. Almost half (9%) consists of statutory protected…