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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
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
Quality and trends of groundwater-dependent ecosystems, 2017
Indicator | 2 March 2021
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