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.

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…

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…

Agri-environmental management, 1981–2024

Since 1981 the Dutch government has provided subsidies for agri-environmental management to conserve nature and landscape values in agricultural areas. On 1 January 2024 the area of farmland under…

Farmland bird indicator, 1915-2024

Changes in agricultural practices have caused a significant decline in breeding birds typical of agricultural areas in the Netherlands, starting from the early 20 th century.

Red List Indicator, 1995 - 2024

Since 1995 the number of endangered species increased slightly. However, a noticeable reduction in levels of threat was identified.

Trend fauna - all species monitored - Living Planet Index Netherlands, 1990-2023

The Living Planet Index of the Netherlands has increased with 13% since 1990. Species of aquatic and marshland habitats have increased considerably, whereas terrestrial species decreased in the past…

Number of threatened and extinct species in The Netherlands, by 2024

Officially assembled Red Lists show that many Dutch plant and animal species are threatened with extinction.