Energy consumption in Dutch agriculture and horticulture, 1990-2001
Horticulture under glass consumes most energy by far. Consumption fluctuates according to the severity of the winter.
| Natural gas | LPG | Other fuels1) | Electricity | Heat 2) | Total | |
| PJ | ||||||
| 1990 | 129 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 148 |
| 1995 | 139 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 162 |
| 1997 | 137 | 1.2 | 0.71 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 166 |
| 1998 | 131 | 1.4 | 0.73 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 162 |
| 1999 | 124 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 155 |
| 2000 | 125 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 155 |
| 2001 | 119 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 149 |
| Breakdown for 2001 | ||||||
| Arable farming | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Floriculture in the open | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
| Horticulture under glass | 105.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 14.8 | 125.4 |
| Grazing livestock holdings | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.6 | |
| Factory farms | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 7.8 | |
| Other farms | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 8.9 | |
| Source: CBS (1991) and LEI (2003). | CBS/EDC/sep03/0013 | |||||
| 1) Petroleum, domestic fuel and coal. 2) Steam and warm water. N.B. 1990 statistics from Statistics Netherlands calculation; other years from LEI calculation. The figures for energy consumption do not include agricultural machinery (mobile or stationary). | ||||||
Changes in energy consumption
Most energy goes into heating greenhouses in the horticulture sector. The weather - temperature and sunshine - is the main factor determining energy consumption. There have been hardly any observable changes in other consumption, such as heating for animal accommodation, lighting and machines.
