Emissions to air by Traffic and transport in the Netherlands, 2002*
The lion's share of the emissions by traffic and transport, with the exception of emissions of particulate matter, are caused by road traffic.
| CO | VOC1) | NOx | SO2 | |
| million kg | ||||
| Total | 414 | 103 | 288 | 22 |
| Road traffic | 369 | 90 | 172 | 1.1 |
| Inland shipping 4) | 13 | 3.7 | 36 | 2.5 |
| Ocean-going vessels 5) | 3.0 | 0.97 | 24 | 14 |
| Rail transport 6) | 0.38 | 0.11 | 1.8 | 0.12 |
| Aviation 7) | 5.4 | 0.77 | 3.1 | 0.15 |
| Agricultural machinery | 15 | 5.0 | 26 | 1.8 |
| Other mobile | ||||
| machinery | 6.0 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.69 |
| Particulate | Greenhouse gases | |||
| matter 2) | CO2 3) | CH4 | N2O | |
| million kg | ||||
| Total | 19 | 38 900 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| Road traffic | 11 | 31 400 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
| Inland shipping 4) | 1.9 | 2 300 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| Ocean-going vessels 5) | 1.8 | 1 200 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Rail transport 6) | 0.08 | 113 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Aviation 7) | 0.18 | 786 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Agricultural machinery | 2.6 | 1 610 | 0.21 | 0.04 |
| Other mobile | ||||
| machinery | 1.0 | 628 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| Source: CBS, 2003. | CBS/EDC/Sep03/0129 | |||
| 1) Volatile organic compounds, excluding methane, including evaporation from fuel systems. 2) Particle diameter less than 10 µm (PM10), including emissions from wear on tyres, road surface, brakes and overhead wires. 3) Not corrected for temperature. 4) Including inland fishing and leisure boats. 5) Vessels in port. 6) Emissions from diesel traction and wear on overhead wires. 7) Emissions from landings, take-off and taxiing of aircraft, and the use of internal transport at airfields. | ||||
Contributions from traffic and transport sources
Road traffic is by far the most important source of emissions in the traffic and transport sector, with the exception of sulphur dioxide emissions, which come mainly from other traffic and mobile machinery (80%). Passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles each account for 27% of nitrogen oxide emissions by traffic and transport. Passenger cars are the main source by far (50 to 75%) of emissions of other substances.
Contribution of traffic and transport to total Dutch emissions (not in table)
Traffic and transport (including mobile machinery) make a considerable contribution to the total emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, VOC (excluding methane) and particulate matter. They account for over 20% of total emissions of sulphur dioxide, more than half of which comes from ocean-going vessels in ports. Furthermore, the Traffic and transport target sector is responsible for almost 20% of total carbon dioxide emissions.
References
- CBS (2003). Statline. Emissies door mobiele bronnen. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.
- 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
- Road traffic in the Netherlands: volume developments and environmental pressure, 1990-2002
- Emissions to air by Traffic and transport in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*
- Guide to 'Noise and odour nuisance' section for data about the nuisance from traffic and transport.
- Guide to societal developments relating to traffic and transport for, among other things, data about traffic performance, numbers of vehicles and passenger kilometres.
- Guide to Environmental theme of Climate change (greenhouse effect)
- Guide to Environmental theme of Acidification and transboundary air pollution .
Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium
- More emissions data can be found in Statline (Statistics Netherlands).
- 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.
