Electricity; production and means of production
| Sectors | Combined Heat and Power (CHP) | Installation types | Periods | Input Physical energy units Total input (TJ) | Input Physical energy units Natural gas input (1,000 m3) | Input Physical energy units Fuel oil input (1,000 kg) | Input Physical energy units Hard coal input (1,000 kg) | Input Physical energy units Other fuel input (TJ) | Output Physical units Total output (TJ) | Output Physical units Electricity output (MWh) | Installed capacity Electrical power (megawatt) | Installed capacity Thermal power (MJ/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2000 | 898,064 | 15,887,395 | 360,033 | 8,650,888 | 169,703 | 544,265 | 90,180,577 | 20,782 | 60,423,880 |
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2005 | 983,898 | 17,715,753 | 285,894 | 8,247,598 | 204,387 | 583,571 | 100,768,710 | 21,978 | 61,748,556 |
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2010 | 1,076,104 | 20,987,038 | 12,220 | 7,874,980 | 215,902 | 656,960 | 118,139,044 | 26,608 | 68,001,611 |
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2019 | 905,719 | 17,406,382 | 18,557 | 5,876,467 | 207,381 | 611,882 | 121,411,247 | 36,853 | 59,290,536 |
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2020 | 860,412 | 17,771,852 | 8,958 | 2,546,388 | 233,688 | 615,363 | 123,278,130 | 42,988 | 63,099,666 |
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2021 | 877,918 | 14,637,323 | 11,954 | 4,750,766 | 295,671 | 612,521 | 121,966,679 | 47,851 | 63,100,236 |
| Total central/decentral production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2022** | 819,478 | 12,395,699 | 9,528 | 4,855,978 | 306,304 | 593,107 | 121,728,093 | 53,800 | 63,390,107 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2000 | 479,735 | 6,254,739 | 1,393 | 8,650,888 | 70,954 | 236,202 | 56,545,363 | 14,391 | 11,302,102 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2005 | 592,663 | 8,815,767 | 16,718 | 8,247,598 | 105,874 | 292,292 | 69,237,110 | 14,662 | 12,828,682 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2010 | 619,075 | 10,244,290 | 3,910 | 7,874,980 | 99,236 | 317,305 | 75,823,123 | 16,223 | 12,849,035 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2019 | 545,055 | 10,155,646 | 12,530 | 5,876,467 | 76,462 | 290,422 | 74,735,323 | 17,759 | 11,124,865 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2020 | 498,210 | 10,486,820 | 3,714 | 2,546,388 | 102,282 | 269,840 | 69,619,816 | 17,762 | 10,071,466 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2021 | 467,916 | 7,295,281 | 6,262 | 4,750,766 | 118,288 | 242,897 | 62,447,730 | 17,762 | 10,071,468 |
| Central electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2022** | 434,236 | 6,427,156 | 4,550 | 4,855,978 | 110,179 | 222,113 | 56,999,205 | 17,762 | 10,071,468 |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2000 | 418,329 | 9,632,656 | 358,640 | 98,749 | 308,063 | 33,635,214 | 6,391 | 49,121,778 | |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2005 | 391,235 | 8,899,986 | 269,176 | 98,513 | 291,280 | 31,531,600 | 7,316 | 48,919,874 | |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2010 | 457,029 | 10,742,748 | 8,310 | 116,666 | 339,655 | 42,315,921 | 10,385 | 55,152,576 | |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2019 | 360,663 | 7,250,736 | 6,027 | 130,919 | 321,460 | 46,675,924 | 19,094 | 48,165,671 | |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2020 | 362,202 | 7,285,033 | 5,244 | 131,406 | 345,522 | 53,658,314 | 25,226 | 53,028,200 | |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2021 | 410,002 | 7,342,041 | 5,692 | 177,383 | 369,625 | 59,518,949 | 30,089 | 53,028,768 | |
| Decentral electricity production | Total CHP and Eonly installations | Total of installations | 2022** | 385,243 | 5,968,544 | 4,978 | 196,125 | 370,994 | 64,728,888 | 36,038 | 53,318,639 | |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||
Table explanation
This table shows the production of electricity, the input of fuels, and the use of installations, in the Netherlands. Electricity is obtained by the transformation of fuels such as natural gas, hard coal and fuel oil; solar and wind energy; and the use of hydro power. The figures are on the production of electricity, the heat released, fuel input, renewable energy commodities and installed capacity, broken down by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) installations and Electricity only (Eonly) installations. Finally, a distinction is made between central and decentral production of electricity and heat, where decentral production is broken down by sector.
Data available:
From 1998 onwards.
Status of the figures:
Figures 1998-2021 are definite. The 2022 figures are revised provisional.
Changes as of the November 2023:
The figures for the years 2015-2020 have been revised. Figures for 2021 and 2022 have been updated.
The revisions relate to the introduction of an improved analysis method in 2022, which has been carried back to previous years. Furthermore, data from a limited number of companies have been revised based on new insights. The adjustments are generally small; the adjustment in the total production and use of the various energy carriers is less than 1 percent in all years.
When will new figures be published?
In November 2024 definite figures 2022 and revised provisional figures 2023 will be published.
Description topics
- Input
- The amount of fuel input used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
- Physical energy units
- Cubic metres, litres, kilograms, kilowatt hours for measuring quantities of energy.
- Total input
- This is the total of natural gas input, fuel oil input, hard coal input and other fuel input used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).
- Natural gas input
- Input of natural gas used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
Natural gas is a gaseous fuel of natural origin mainly consisting of methane. It results from the same process that leads to the formation of crude oil. Natural gas is liquefied for transport over long distances by ship.
1 million m3 of natural gas is about 31.65 TJ.
- Fuel oil input
- Input of fuel oil used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
This oil remains after the distillation in the refinery.
24,000 kg of fuel oil is about 1 TJ.
- Hard coal input
- Input of hard coal used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
Hard coal is a fossil fuel existing of carbonized rests of vegetal origin.
40,000 kg hard coal is about 1 TJ.
- Other fuel input
- Input of other commodities used for the production of electricity, such as chemical and industrial gases, biomass, waste, blast furnace gas, nuclear material and steam.
The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).
- Output
- The total amount of electricity and/or heat generated in the Netherlands from the input of fuels, nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy and hydro power. This includes the own consumption of the power plants to produce the electricity.
- Physical units
- Cubic metres, litres, kilograms, kilowatt hours for measuring quantities of energy.
- Total output
- The total amount of electricity and/or heat generated in the Netherlands from the input of fuels, nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy and hydro power. This includes the own consumption of the power plants to produce the electricity.
This category is made up of the categories:
- Electricity output
- Heat output
The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).
- Electricity output
- The total amount of electricity generated in the Netherlands from the input of fuels, renewable energy, nuclear energy and other energy commodities. This includes the own consumption of the power plants to produce the electricity.
- Installed capacity
- The amount of electricity or heat that can be generated, per unit of time, during normal operation of all available electricity and heat production installations based in the Netherlands.
- Electrical power
- The amount of electricity that can be generated, per unit of time, during normal operation of all available installations of electricity production. Refers to gross power generation, i.e. power used within the plant itself has not been taken into account.
- Thermal power
- The amount of heat that can be generated, per unit of time, during normal operation of all available combined heat and power installations.
The unit used is MJ/h.