Dutch emission intensity fluctuations lower than average in the EU
The emission intensity is the Co2 emissions per euro added value. This figure gives an idea of the environmental efficiency of production processes. Statistics Netherlands reports this in the article ‘Greenhouse gases in the Dutch economy‘.
Sweden | 87 |
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France | 131 |
Luxembourgish | 131 |
Ireland | 139 |
Austria | 141 |
Malta | 142 |
Italy | 178 |
Germany | 181 |
Finland | 189 |
The Netherlands | 190 |
Belgium | 192 |
Spain | 194 |
European Union | 210 |
Denmark | 235 |
Portugal | 259 |
Slovenia | 313 |
Cyprus | 320 |
Latvia | 337 |
Slovakia | 341 |
Croatia | 349 |
Hungary | 375 |
Estonia | 402 |
Lithuania | 417 |
Romania | 425 |
Czech Republic | 451 |
Greece | 452 |
Poland | 655 |
Bulgaria | 801 |
Source: CBS, Eurostat |
Emissions per euro earned clearly differ between Western and Eastern Europe. Poland and Bulgaria had the highest emission intensity. Emissions in Sweden, France and Luxembourg were the lowest in the EU per euro earned. The highly industrialized economies of Eastern Europe with an outdated energy infrastructure emitted relatively many circuits compared to the service economies in the West.
Over the past ten years, the emission intensity in both the Netherlands and the EU has increased. The European emission intensity fell faster than the Dutch intensity, causing the development of the Netherlands to shrink from 15 percent in 2008 to 9 percent in 2020.
2008 | 297 | 252 |
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2009 | 284 | 253 |
2010 | 284 | 260 |
2011 | 274 | 245 |
2012 | 271 | 243 |
2013 | 264 | 242 |
2014 | 251 | 238 |
2015 | 249 | 241 |
2016 | 244 | 234 |
2017 | 240 | 224 |
2018 | 231 | 214 |
2019 | 217 | 204 |
2020 | 210 | 190 |
Source: CBS, Eurostat |
Industry emits a lot of emissions per euro of added value
The amount of emissions per euro of added value depends on the industry. The industry, for example, emits 27 percent of the total of climate change, but generates 12 percent of the added value. The five sectors with the most CO2 emissions together accounted for 89 percent of direct emissions by companies in 2021. these industries only contribute 21 percent to the total Dutch added value. Per euro earned, these sectors emit more than thirty times as much profit as the rest of the Dutch economy.
In the EU, these five sectors contribute an average of more than 26 percent to added value. Due to the larger size of these emission-intensive sectors, the emission intensity in the European Union is on average higher than in the Netherlands.
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalents) | 17.5 | 26.9 | 24 | 7 | 13.5 | 11.1 |
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Gross added value (euro) | 1.7 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 79.3 |
* provisional figures |
Dutch industry has a higher emission intensity than the average industry in Europe. The relatively large Dutch chemical industry explains half of this difference. The energy has caused high emissions, as a result of which the Netherlands produces relatively little nuclear energy and, as a result, the production of electricity from renewable energy sources lags behind. This is partly why France (many nuclear power plants) and Sweden (many renewable energy sources) have the lowest emission intensity.
For the sectors of agriculture, transport and storage, construction and water and waste management, the emission intensity is comparable to the European average. A positive exception is the relatively low emission intensity in Dutch mineral extraction. This industry mainly consists of gas extraction. Compared to coal and lignite mining, this is a cleaner, high-profit activity.
Energy supply | 2878 | 3161 |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2176 | 2204 |
Water utilities and waste management | 1254 | 1200 |
Win Delft fabrics | 1464 | 785 |
Transport and storage | 693 | 716 |
industry | 375 | 528 |
Build | 80 | 88 |
Services | 29 | 23 |
Source: CBS, Eurostat |
A lot of CO2 emissions due to production for export
Almost two-thirds of the total CO2 emissions by Dutch companies are related to the production of goods and services intended for export, while the same exports represent about a third of jobs and shared value. This is mainly the case for agriculture, industry and the transport sector, mainly for export. Per euro of added value, the emissions for export are therefore more than three times higher than for derived expenditure.
Output | 110,781 |
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Household consumption | 34,428 |
Investments and stock building | 16,621 |
Consumption government | 10,599 |
* provisional figures |