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Same proportion of dairy cows in the pasture in 2012 as in 2011
Last year, 70 percent of dairy cows were grazed, approximately the same proportion as in 2011. In the period 2001-2011, the proportion declined by a few percent almost every year.
Dutch car fleet to break 8 million barrier
On 1 January this year, 7.9 million passenger cars were registered in the Netherlands, versus more than 5 million twenty-five years ago. The bulk, 7.1 million cars, are privately owned. The car...
Many women prefer urban environment
The annual gender ratio at birth for the Netherlands is 105 boys to every 100 girls. This ‘male surplus’ is still reflected in young adults: there are more 20 to 24-year-old men than women in the...
Nitrogen in surface water
The total quantity of nitrogen compounds in surface water declined by 45 percent between 1990 and 2021, from 158 million kilograms of nitrogen (N) to 87 million kilograms.
Nitrogen Dossier: Introduction
By emission, we mean the release of molecules into the air, water or soil. In the case of nitrogen, this refers specifically to the emission of reactive forms, such as nitrogen oxides and ammonia,...
Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi transitions from CBS to Sanquin
The Director General of Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Mr Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi, will be appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Sanquin as of 1 April 2020.
Caribbean Netherlands; population growth 2007-2015
Population growth of Caribbean Netherlands Births, deaths, migration
CBS and the city of Heerlen start up Urban Data Center
CBS, Heerlen start Urban Data Center
Three-quarters of cybercrime cases not reported
In 2016, around one-quarter of all cybercrime cases was reported. This number is lower than four years previously.
Most commuters live on the outskirts of town
Many commuters live on the outskirts of town. They often live in areas situated on the fringes of their place of residence.
Inflation down to 1.4 percent in June
Inflation in the Netherlands was 1.4 percent in June 2004, 0.1 of a percent point lower than in May. Lower petrol prices pushed down inflation in June.
One in three young people have used cannabis at least once
In 2007/2008, one third of young people had used cannabis at least once in their lives.
More and more Dutch holidaying in Germany
Dutch holidaymakers have been increasingly travelling to Germany in recent years. Sauerland and the Eifel region are particularly popular holiday destinations.
Many new businesses in the four major cities
The four major cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague are all in the starterss top 10. These municipalities have the highest starter to total company ratio.
SDG 11.2 Living environment
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 Sustainable cities and communities: living environment. SDG 11.2 concerns the environment in which people have their homes and lead their lives.
Potato crop average, new record for onions
Dutch potato farmers expect to lift more than 5 billion kilos of ware and seed potatoes in 2004, 11 percent more than in 2003. In 2003 the potato crop was substantially smaller because of the dry...
Crime down, people feel safer
20 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and older do not feel safe at times.
Feelings of insecurity most widespread among residents of the four major cities
Residents of the four major cities in the Netherlands are least likely to feel safe in their own neighbourhood. City centres in particular make people feel uneasy.
Dutch think level of decay in their own neighbourhood is acceptable
In recent years, fewer people were annoyed by graffiti on walls and buildings, vandalised bus and tram shelters and dog droppings in their neighbourhood. The decline was observed in urban as well as...
2.5 percent of Dutch housing stock vacant for extended period of time
More than 400 thousand houses in the Netherlands are unoccupied; 190 thousand (2.5 percent of the dwelling stock) remain occupied for more than eighteen months.