Environment in Netherlands 301 indicators covering environment for Netherlands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drinking water service usage 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% 14th People not using safely managed drinking water sources 7,382 people 2024 up 75.3% 136th Share using safely managed drinking water 100.0% 2024 down 0.0% 14th Forest rents 0.0% 2021 up 76.6% 163rd Water withdrawals per capita 407.21 cubic meters per person 2023 down 29.9% 71st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 111.3 2022 up 59.5% 36th Consumption-based deforestation per person 9.76 square meters 2023 down 48.9% 35th Deforestation embedded in trade 17,615 hectares 2023 down 45.6% 14th Imported deforestation 17,647 hectares 2023 down 45.6% 19th Exported deforestation 31.98 hectares 2023 down 25.6% 100th Industrial water withdrawal 5.05 billion cubic meters 2023 down 40.8% 18th Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 96.0% 2025 up 6.3% 16th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 79.2% 2025 up 4.5% 36th Drivers of deforestation 22.12 hectares 2019 down 73.7% 105th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 35.92 kilograms 2024 — 3rd Share of global plastic waste imports 13.8% 2024 — 2nd Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 84th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Population using at least basic sanitation services 99.9% 2024 down 0.0% 14th Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 4,690 Kilometre 2017 up 0.0% 2nd People using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 — 193rd Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 86.1% 2025 up 3.3% 37th Agriculture-driven deforestation 15.16 hectares 2024 down 45.9% 144th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -2.13 Mt CO2e 2023 up 29.2% 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.8452 Mt CO2e 2023 down 23.4% 91st Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 14.9% 2023 down 26.2% 74th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -1.18 Mt CO2e 2023 down 3,200.6% 156th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 5.13 Mt CO2e 2023 down 2.6% 11th Plastic waste exports 557,595 tonnes 2024 — 2nd Land Surface Temperature 14.41 2021 down 1.3% 165th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 down 99.9% 165th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from waste 5.09 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 8.1% 25th Forest certified for sustainable use 165,880 thousands of hectares 2024 down 0.8% 58th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 9.07 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 29.5% 158th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 35.92 kilograms 2024 — 3rd Share of plastic waste exports 17.4% 2024 — 2nd Above-ground forest biomass 179.03 tonnes per hectare 2025 up 24.1% 48th Share of forest area within protected areas 59.5% 2025 unchanged 11th Ozone (O₃) concentration 53 ppb 2015 up 3.9% 102nd Coastal protection 62.68 2025 unchanged 117th Population using safely managed sanitation services 97.5% 2024 up 0.0% 4th Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste 17,771 Gigawatt hours 2022 up 42.7% 21st Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 94,137 2019 down 25.7% 102nd Bathing sites with excellent water quality 70.4% 2025 down 4.9% 18th Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 37.7 Megawatt 2024 up 1.9% 40th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 66.5% 2025 down 15.0% 46th Share of global annual deforestation 0.1% 2020 up 40.8% 47th Share of annual global forest expansion 0.1% 2020 up 224.3% 38th Annual forest expansion 7,290 hectares per year 2020 up 161.3% 38th Net greenhouse gas emissions of the Land use, Land use change and 3,701 Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 16.0% 4th Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector 144,396 Thousand tonnes 2024 down 24.9% 8th Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions 144.4 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent 2024 down 24.9% 8th Annual afforestation 7,290 hectares per year 2020 up 161.3% 22nd Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 1.5% 2020 up 23.1% 9th Renewable freshwater resources 40,202 Million cubic metres 2024 up 26.9% 28th Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation 468 Kilogrammes per person 2023 down 11.0% 18th ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →