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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.

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Quality surface water, 2019
Indicator | 14 January 2021
Most water bodies do not meet the quality requirements as laid down in the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). The chemical quality is in most water bodies insufficient. The… more
Green tax revenues, 2001-2018
Indicator | 10 December 2020
In 2019 revenues from green taxes were 24.4 billion euros, 6.8 percent more than in 2018. Since 2001 revenues increased by 71 percent. In 2019 the total amount on revenues of the… more
Number of threatened and extinct species in The Netherlands, by 2020
Indicator | 10 November 2020
Officially assembled Red Lists show that many Dutch plant and animal species are threatened with extinction. … more
Waste generation and treatment, 1985-2018
Indicator | 10 November 2020
More and more waste is being recovered or incinerated, while less and less is being sent to landfill sites. 61 million tons of waste was generated in 2018 (excluding contaminated… more
Waste generation and treatment by sector, 1990-2018
Indicator | 6 November 2020
The amount of waste generated in 2018 was 61 million tons (excluding contaminated soil, dredged spoils and animal manure). Nearly 93% of the waste generated was recovered; less and… more
Wind energy capacity, 1990-2019
Indicator | 8 September 2020
In 2019 Dutch wind energy capacity (4,5 thousand megawatts) increased by 2% compared to 2018. … more
Use of renewable energy for transport, 2005-2019
Indicator | 8 September 2020
Since 2007, the use of renewable energy for transport has increased, because petrol and diesel suppliers are obliged by law to supply renewable energy. Since 2017 the share of… more
Renewable energy use, 1990-2019
Indicator | 8 September 2020
The share of renewable energy in total energy consumption increased from 7.4 percent in 2018 to 8.7 percent in 2019. According to the EU Renewable Energy Directive, the Dutch share… more
Greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2018
Indicator | 22 July 2020
In 2018, greenhouse gas emissions were 2.7% lower than in 2017, a decrease of 5.1 Mton CO2 equivalents. Emissions in 2018 were 15.1% lower than in 1990. The target for 2020… more
Ozone layer, 1980-2019
Indicator | 3 July 2020
The thickness of the ozone layer has decreased by 5% worldwide during the last 25 years, with most depletion taking place between 1980 and 1990. Since the early 1990s, it has… more
Red List Indicator, 1995- 2019
Indicator | 1 May 2020
Between 1950 and 1995, many species native to the Netherlands became endangered to some degree. Since 2005 the number of endangered species increased slightly. However, a… more
Trend fauna- all species monitored- Living Planet Index Netherlands, 1990-2018
Indicator | 30 March 2020
The Living Planet Index of the Netherlands has increased with 3% since 1990. The trend has stabilised over the past decade. … more
Farmland birds, 1915-2018
Indicator | 17 March 2020
Changes in agricultural practices have caused a significant decline in breeding birds typical of agricultural areas in the Netherlands, starting from the early 20th century. … more
Manure surpluses in agriculture, 1970-2018
Indicator | 27 February 2020
Since 2006, when a new fertiliser policy was introduced in the Netherlands, the nitrogen surplus in agriculture decreased by 14,7 percent. However, in 2018 the nitrogen surplus was… more
Land use in the Netherlands, 2015
Indicator | 8 January 2020
The Netherlands is a green country, with more than four fifths of its surface area used for recreation, agriculture, woodland and nature. However, land use varies greatly from… more
Nitrogen deposition, 1990-2018
Indicator | 9 January 2020
Nitrogen deposition, averaged over the Netherlands, totalled 1,730 mol nitrogen per ha (mol N/ha) in 2018. Deposition has therefore decreased by 36% since 1990. Since 2005 the… more
Road traffic: volume trends and environmental pressure, 1990-2018
Indicator | 27 September 2019
Implemented measures resulted in a decrease in emissions of particulate matter and nitrogen oxides since 1990, despite an increase in the number of vehicle kilometres. Carbon… more
Exceedance of critical loads for nitrogen deposition on nature, 1995-2016
Indicator | 6 May 2019
The average nitrogen deposition on terrestrial ecosystems in the Netherlands has stabilised in recent years. However, across large areas of different ecosystems the deposition… more
Ecosystem quality and trends in nitrogen availability, 2017
Indicator | 6 December 2018
In many ecosystems the environmental pressure from nitrogen deposition is still too high. In forest, open dune and heath ecosystems in particular, conditions almost everywhere are… more
Trends in ecological quality, 1994-2017
Indicator | 14 January 2021
Since 1994 the average ecological quality of all types of terrestrial ecosystems has declined. This decline has now been halted. In recent years, the average ecological quality of… more
Quality and trends of groundwater-dependent ecosystems, 2017
Indicator | 5 December 2018
Sites with moderate or bad groundwater levels are found throughout the country and in all ecosystem types. Marshes, wet heaths and wet grasslands in particular suffer from water… more
Ecosystem quality and trends in soil pH, 2017
Indicator | 5 December 2018
In many ecosystems soil quality is good, measured in terms of soil pH. But soil pH in parts of grasslands and marsh ecosystems is not yet within acceptable levels. In all… more
Realisation of the national ecological network- land acquisition and conversion, 1990-2017
Indicator | 5 December 2018
On 1 January 2017 more than 108,000 hectares of land had been acquired (including change of designated land use) for realising the national ecological network (NEN). Between 2011… more
Habitat defragmentation measures for infrastructure, 2017
Indicator | 5 December 2018
At the end of 2017 114 of the 178 ecological barriers caused by national transport infrastructure had been removed and 46 partly removed by taking mitigation measures, such as the… more
Spatial connectivity of the national ecological network, 2015
Indicator | 5 December 2018
The increase in the total area of wildlife habitat since 1990 has also improved the spatial connectivity of ecosystems in the Netherlands. However, a considerable part of the… more