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.

Wind energy capacity, 1990-2022

In 2022 Dutch wind energy capacity increased by 14 percent compared to 2022. The onshore wind capacity increased by 19 percent in 2022, the offshore capacity by 4 percent.

Manure surpluses in agriculture, 1970-2022

Between 1970 and 2022, the nitrogen surplus in agriculture has fallen by about 40 percent. The surplus did not change a lot in the last ten years and we see a small undulating trend depending on…

Angling in the Netherlands, 1990-2022

In 2020 more than 700,000 active anglers were members of an angling club in the Netherlands and holders of the national fishing permit. The Covid-19 restrictions led to a significant increase in the…

Alien species in the Netherlands, 1990-2020

The number of new species becoming established in the Netherlands as a result of human agency is growing rapidly. Most of these alien species are terrestrial arthropods (insects) and plants. In recent…

Red List Indicator, 1995 - 2022

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

Ozone layer, 1980-2022

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 remained stable at this…

Spatial conditions of the national ecological network, 2021

The increase in the area of new nature since 1990 has improved the size and connectivity (spatial conditions) of terrestrial ecosystems in the Netherlands. However, a considerable part of the national…

Landscape openness

The most open areas in the Netherlands are the large water bodies, the northern marine clay and peat areas and the IJsselmeer polders. The most enclosed and small-scale landscapes are found throughout…

Ecosystem goods and services in the Netherlands, 2020

Dutch society uses a variety of goods and services provided by ecosystems. Although Dutch ecosystems make a valuable contribution to meeting the need for the sustainable provision of goods and…

Habitat defragmentation measures for infrastructure, 2018

At the end of 2018, of the 176 ecological barriers identified and selected in the Multiyear Habitat Defragmentation Programme, 126 had been removed and 40 partly removed by taking mitigation measures…

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