Ammonia emissions in the Netherlands from manure and fertiliser, 1980 and 2000
Developments in ammonia emissions
Ammonia emissions from agriculture fell from 220 to 139 million kg between 1980 and 2000, a fall of 37%. The fertiliser policy has reduced the use per hectare of manure in the concentrated livestock farming areas and, in combination with the low-emission approach to manure spreading, this has led to a sharp decrease in local high emission levels. The fertiliser policy has also resulted in the increased use of manure in arable farming areas. Given the expansion of livestock farming in arable farming areas, the fall in emissions in these areas is less than the national average and has even increased in some places compared to 1980 (Groningen, Flevoland and Zeeland).
