Emissions to air by Industry per branch in the Netherlands, 2002*
The chemical industry is the largest source for the emissions of carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide. The basic metals industry emits most carbon monoxide.
| CO2 | CO | SO | NOx | N2O | |
| million kg | |||||
| Total emissions in 2002* | 48 549 | 151 | 44 | 45 | 20 |
| Food products, beverages and tobacco products | 4 247 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.004 |
| Textiles, wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur | 277 | 0.075 | 0.019 | 0.19 | 0.000 |
| Leather and leather products | 5.9 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 |
| Pulp, paper and paper products | 1 791 | 1.3 | 0.048 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media | 191 | 0.051 | 0.000 | 0.13 | 0.000 |
| Refineries | 10 262 | 2.2 | 24 | 9.5 | 0.059 |
| Chemical industry | 18 969 | 29 | 4.0 | 14 | 20 |
| of which fertilisers | 4 262 | 0.051 | 0.01 | 2.1 | 12 |
| Rubber and plastic products | 217 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.45 | 0.000 |
| Building materials (other non-metallic mineral products) | 2 484 | 16 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 0.003 |
| Primary metals | 6 435 | 97 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 0.030 |
| Industry, other | 3 670 | 0.848 | 0.000 | 2.0 | 0.000 |
| Source: CCDM (2003). | CBS/EDC/Aug03/0113 | ||||
Emission sources
The emissions are caused by the combustion of fossil fuels by stationary sources (energy or industrial processes) in industry and refineries.
Technical note
The table lists actual emissions to air. See the various CO2 emissions explained for a discussion of the concept of actual emissions and a comparison of 'actual emissions' with other methods for determining CO2 emissions.
References
- CCDM (2003). Emissiemonitor. Jaarcijfers 2001 en ramingen 2002. Datawarehouse-Emissieregistratie. Coördinatiecommissie Doelgroepmonitoring, The Hague. You can find descriptions of the calculation method in the meta-information of the Emissiemonitor on the Emissieregistratie website.
Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium
- Energy consumption by Dutch industry, 1990-2002
- Emissions to air, 1990-2002*
- Emissions to air by Industry in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*
- Dutch CO2 emissions explained, 1990-2002*
- Guide to Environmental theme of Climate change (greenhouse effect)
- Guide to Environmental theme of Acidification and transboundary air pollution
- Guide to 'Global air quality' section
- Recent emission data and descriptions of the calculation methods used (meta-information) can be viewed in detail on the Data Warehouse of the 'Emissieregistratie' website.
- Emission data can also be found on Statline of Statistics Netherlands.
