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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
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 | 2 March 2021
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 | 2 March 2021
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