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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
Angling in the Netherlands, 1990-2015
Indicator | 24 January 2017
Over half a million anglers are active members of an angling club in the Netherlands, through a system of fishing passes introduced in 2007.… more
Renewable energy use, 1990-2017
Indicator | 15 January 2019
The share of renewable energy in total energy consumption increased from 6.0 percent in 2016 to 6.6 percent in 2017. According to the EU Renewable Energy Directive, the Dutch share… more
Green tax revenues, 2001-2017
Indicator | 24 January 2019
In 2017 revenues from green taxes were 21.6 billion euros, 3.9 percent more than in 2016. Since 2001 revenues increased by 51 percent. In 2017 the total amount on revenues of the… more
Effects of climate change on cold and heat-loving species, 1990-2013
Indicator | 10 March 2015
The number of cold-loving species has been reduced in recent years, but the number of heat-loving species has grown. Numbers of temperature-neutral species have remained more or… more
Sea level: Dutch coast and worldwide, 1890-2014
Indicator | 16 November 2016
The sea level along the Dutch coast steadily rose by about 23 cm during the last 125 years, a change of 1.9 mm per year. This is roughly in line with the sea-level rise worldwide;… more
Greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2016
Indicator | 6 September 2017
In 2016 greenhouse gas emissions (provisional data) were 0.7 per cent higher than in 2015. The level of the emissions was 12 per cent under the Kyoto protocol base year.… more
Waste generation and treatment, 1985-2014
Indicator | 5 April 2017
More and more waste is being recovered or incinerated, while less and less is being sent to landfill sites. Almost 60 million tons of waste was generated in 2014 (excluding… more
Waste generation and treatment by sector, 1990-2014
Indicator | 5 April 2017
The amount of waste generated was about 60 million tons (excluding contaminated soil, dredged materials and animal manure) in 2014. Nearly 93% of the waste generated was recovered;… more
Manure surpluses in agriculture, 1970-2017
Indicator | 4 March 2019
Since 2006, when a new fertiliser policy was introduced in the Netherlands, the nitrogen surplus in agriculture decreased by 17,4 percent. In 2017, the nitrogen surplus was… more