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Ammonia emissions by Agriculture and horticulture in the Netherlands, 1980-2002

  1980199019951999200020012002*
         
  million kg     
Total220223179153139129123
Manure204210166141128120114
of whichstables and manure depots77898979736461
 manure spreading1141056251454644
 pasturage14161411101010
Fertiliser151313121199
        
 %      
Change compared to 19801001018170635956
        
Source: CCDM (2003).    RIVM/EDC/Nov03
* provisional figures     

Ammonia emissions from Agriculture and horticulture continue to fall


The Agriculture and horticulture sector is emitting less and less ammonia (NH3). In 2002, emissions fell by 5% compared to 2001.
The fall in ammonia emissions from Agriculture and horticulture is a result of the low-emission approach to spreading manure. A survey conducted as part of the 2000 Landbouwtelling ('Agricultural Census') showed that virtually all manure spreading was conducted using a low-emission approach (CBS, 2001). In 1980, Agriculture and horticulture applied all manure on the surface. The 2001 survey showed that approximately 15% of all pigs are housed in low-emission accommodation.
Between 1980 and 1990, the increases in ammonia emissions and nitrogen excretions from all farm animals followed the same pattern. As a result of the low-emission approach to manure spreading, ammonia emissions have fallen faster than nitrogen excretion since 1990.

Policy


There is a maximum emission target for ammonia emissions from agriculture and other sources combined of 128 million kg for 2010 (UN-ECE, 1999). Total emissions of ammonia in the Netherlands in 2002* amounted to 138 million kg. Total emissions in 2002 were therefore 10 million kg above the EU ceiling of 128 million kg.
The target set by national government is lower. The ammonia emission target stated in the fourth National Environmental Policy Plan (VROM, 2001) is 100 million kg NH3 for 2010.

References


  • CBS (2001). Landbouwtelling 2000; toediening van dierlijke mest. Losbladige uitkomsten. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg.
  • CCDM (2003). Emissiemonitor. Jaarcijfers 2001 en ramingen 2002. Rapportagereeks MilieuMonitor, no. 7. Coördinatiecommissie Doelgroepmonitoring, The Hague.
  • UNECE (1999). Protocol accompanying the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution, Gothenburg, 30-11-99 (Trb. 2000, 66) Gothenburg Protocol Web Page.
  • Hoek, K.W. van der (2002). Uitgangspunten voor de mest- en ammoniakberekeningen 1999 tot en met 2001 zoals gebruikt in de Milieubalans 2001 en 2002, inclusief dataset landbouwemissies 1980-2001. RIVM (report no. 773 004 013), Bilthoven.
  • Steenvoorden, J.H.A.M., W.J. Bruins, et al. (1999). Monitoring van nationale ammoniakemissies uit de landbouw. Op weg naar een verbeterde rekenmethodiek. Reeks Milieuplanbureau 6. DLO-Staringcentrum, Wageningen.

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