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.

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…

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…

Nature types in the Netherlands, 2023

Nature in the Netherlands can be divided into different ‘types’ of natural and semi-natural areas. Since 2008 the standard classification for this has been the Nature and Landscape Index (Index NL)…

Angling in the Netherlands, 1990-2022

In 2020 more than 700,000 active anglers were members of an angling club in the Netherlands and holders of the national fishing permit. The Covid-19 restrictions led to a significant increase in the…

Dutch biodiversity footprint, 1990 - 2010

The total Dutch biodiversity footprint increased by 11 percent between 1990 and 2000 and has decreased since then. Compared to 1990 the footprint in 2010 increased by 5 percent. The Dutch biodiversity…