Environment in Netherlands 301 indicators covering environment for Netherlands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total amount donated for biodiversity conservation in developing countries 354.42 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 2,903.6% 8th Municipal waste recycled 4.88 million tonnes 2023 up 10.8% 13th Environmental tax revenues 33,417 Million euro 2024 up 34.6% 4th Municipal waste by waste management operations 473 Kilograms per capita 2024 down 10.2% 26th Marine waters affected by eutrophication 3 Square kilometre 2025 down 94.4% 19th Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector 7,368 Million cubic metres 2023 down 30.9% 10th Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type 6,920 Kilometre 2024 up 10.7% 4th Navigable inland waterways, by horizontal dimensions of vessels and 6,920 Kilometre 2024 up 10.7% 4th Air emissions accounts totals bridging to emission inventory totals 167.96 million Tonne 2025 down 22.5% 8th Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars 65.3 Grams per kilometre 2024 down 39.1% 31st Trade in recyclable raw materials 9.73 million Tonne 2025 up 15.8% 3rd Hazardous waste generated per capita 246 kilograms 2022 down 15.2% 16th Catches - inland waters 2,051 Tonnes live weight 2010 down 8.8% 19th Inland waterway transport by nationality of vessel and coverage 39,856 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 0.3% 1st Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity 139.41 million Tonne 2024 down 21.4% 8th Water exploitation index, plus 3.0% 2023 up 1.0% 17th Water use in the manufacturing industry by activity and supply 150.2 Million cubic metres 2021 up 12.4% 4th Annual deforestation 5,470 hectares per year 2020 up 21.0% 47th Packaging waste by waste management operations 3.01 million Tonne 2023 up 7.1% 7th Treatment of hazardous waste 3.05 million tonnes 2022 up 17.9% 4th Air emissions accounts related to road transport - totals bridging to 27.27 million Tonne 2024 down 8.9% 8th Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 14.30 million Tonne 2024 down 2.2% 9th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems 14.7% 2023 up 0.7% 12th Material deprivation for the 'Environment' dimension, by number of 60.8% 2023 up 1.2% 43rd Total waste generation 5.71 million tonnes 2022 up 23.5% 8th Municipal waste recycling rate 24.61 Percentage 2015 down 7.7% 20th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by degree of 17.3% 2023 down 8.5% 14th Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle 1,537 Number 2024 up 3,241.3% 4th New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy 1,377 Number 2025 up 27,440.0% 4th End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals 142,843 Tonne 2023 down 24.5% 10th End-of-life vehicles by waste management operations - detailed data 142,843 Tonne 2023 down 24.5% 10th Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) 80.5% 2023 down 3.1% 29th Bathing waters with excellent quality by location 92 Number 2024 up 2.2% 16th Management of waste by waste management operations and type of 67,562 Thousand tonnes 2024 up 4.0% 10th Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness 5.49 million Tonne 2024 up 15.8% 3rd Average ammonium concentration in freshwater 0.352 milligrams per liter 2021 down 29.9% 3rd Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of 15.1% 2023 up 7.9% 9th Environmental protection investments of general government by 2,918 Million euro 2022 down 3.5% 4th Nitrate in groundwater 8.34 Milligrams per litre 2023 down 18.8% 22nd Unitisation in inland waterways freight transport - tonne-kilometre 12.0% 2024 up 4.3% 1st Average nitrate concentration in freshwater 19.57 milligrams per liter 2021 down 19.0% 13th Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and 85,177 Number 2024 down 3.2% 9th EU GHG emissions from the production and consumption (footprint) 9,395 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 21.8% 15th Environmental protection investments of corporations as specialist 828 Million euro 2022 up 87.3% 8th Electronic waste recycling rate 75.6% 2018 down 6.8% 29th Environmental protection investments of total economy 4,213 Million euro 2022 up 14.5% 5th Production, value added and exports in the environmental goods and 35,419 Million euro 2022 up 171.9% 5th Contribution of the ICT sector to the air emissions in the economy by 0.2% 2023 down 40.5% 26th Air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 activity 344,450 Tonne 2023 down 53.8% 10th Final consumption expenditure on environmental protection services by 9,428 Million euro 2022 up 45.9% 1st Distribution of air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 11.6% 2023 up 90.2% 19th Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 5.71 million Tonne 2022 up 23.5% 2nd Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste 120.84 million Tonne 2022 up 2.4% 12th National expenditure on environmental protection by institutional 17,521 Million euro 2022 — 6th Recycling of batteries and accumulators 14,708 Tonne 2023 up 35.8% 19th Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management 492,107 Tonne 2018 up 947.6% 9th Environmental subsidies and similar transfers from the Rest of the 0 Million euro 2022 — 11th Environmental subsidies and similar transfers from general government 814.86 Million euro 2022 — 2nd Environmental subsidies and similar transfers from general 814.86 Million euro 2022 — 2nd Inland waterway transport enterprises by number of vessels 3,685 Number 2000 down 33.1% 1st ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →