Extraction, import and export materials by kind, nat. accounts 1996-2012
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
This table contains information about materials that enter of leave the Dutch economy through import, export and extraction. Materials include resources, semi-finished products and finished products. The import and export of materials is recorded both in kilos (physically) and in euros (monetary). The currently presented tables can be referred to as the material flow accounts.
Data available from: 1996-2012
As of 8 December 2015, this table is discontinued. Figures have been recalculated according to a new method. A link to the new tables Extraction, import and export of materials; national accounts and extraction, import and export of materials by continent; national accounts can be found in chapter 3.
Status of the figures:
2012 provisional, other years final.
Changes as of 8 December 2015:
None, this is a discontinued table.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
Description topics
- Material flows in physical amounts
- Extraction of type of materials
- Materials that are extracted from the environment and used by residents as input for the production process. Extraction comprises not only the mining and quarrying of minerals but also harvest of agricultural goods and the catch of non-cultivated fish.
- Biomass
- Organic matter.
- Crops (excl. fodder crops)
- Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
- Other crops n.e.c.
- Mainly plant, flowers and flower bulbs.
- Fish capture and other aquatic life
- Non-cultivated fresh fish and other aquatic life like shellfish and crustacean.
- Non-metal minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals.
- Excavated earthen materials
- Sand mainly used for raising roads and embankments.
- Import by type of material
- The import of goods comprises goods, destined for Dutch residents that originate in other economies. This also included goods that, after import, leave the country again without any significant treatment taken place as long as these goods are owned by Dutch residents (re-exports).
- Biomass and related products
- Organic matter and products thereof.
- Crops (excl. fodder crops)
- Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
- Other crops n.e.c. and related products
- Plants, flowers and tobacco and derived products like cigarettes and products thereof.
- Live animals meat and meat products
- Other products from animals
- Mainly oil, fat and leatherwear.
- Metal
- Non-ferro ore, primary and processed
- Non-ferro metal ores and products thereof.
- Other metal ore, primary and processed
- Mainly rare metals like molybdenum and titanium.
- Non-metallic minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals and products thereof.
- Other minerals n.e.c.
- Other inorganic minerals and derived products like acids and concrete.
- Fossil energy carriers
- Coal and other solid energy products
- Total
- Hard coal
- Black, combustible mineral, consisting of pressed organic material.
- Peat
- Dried peat and derived products like compost.
- Other products
- Mainly textile, cosmetics, furniture and toys.
- Export by type of material
- The export of goods comprises goods, supplied by Dutch residents, whose destiny is another county. This also included purchases in the Netherlands by foreigners.
- Biomass and related products
- Organic matter and products thereof.
- Crops (excl. fodder crops)
- Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
- Other crops n.e.c. and related products
- Plants, flowers and tobacco and derived products like cigarettes and products thereof.
- Live animals meat and meat products
- Other products from animals
- Mainly oil, fat and leatherwear.
- Metal
- Non-ferro ore, primary and processed
- Non-ferro metal ores and products thereof.
- Other metal ore, primary and processed
- Mainly rare metals like molybdenum and titanium.
- Non-metallic minerals
- Inorganic minerals excluding metals and products thereof.
- Other minerals n.e.c.
- Other inorganic minerals and derived products like acids and concrete.
- Fossil energy carriers
- Coal and other solid energy products
- Total
- Hard coal
- Black, combustible mineral, consisting of pressed organic material.
- Peat
- Dried peat and derived products like compost.
- Other products
- Mainly textile, cosmetics, furniture and toys.
- Material flows in monetary amounts
- Import by type of material
- The import of goods comprises goods, destined for Dutch residents that originate in other economies. This also included goods that, after import, leave the country again without any significant treatment taken place as long as these goods are owned by Dutch residents (re-exports).
- Biomass and related products
- Organic matter and products thereof.
- Crops (excl. fodder crops)
- Crops meant for human consumption like, for example, cereals, vegetables and fruit. Also included are flowers and forestry products. Imported and exported crops also include products made from crops like bread, frozen vegetables and cigarettes.
- Other crops n.e.c. and related products
- Plants, flowers and tobacco and derived products like cigarettes and products thereof.