Emissions to air by consumers in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*

The emissions of carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide mostly come from the use of fuels, mainly natural gas, for heating premises. Cold winters push up emissions.

	1990	1995	1999	2000	2001	2002*

	million kg
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂)	1.1	0.69	0.50	0.51	0.53	0.51
Furnaces	1.1	0.68	0.48	0.49	0.51	0.49
Other activities	0.010	0.016	0.026	0.019	0.20	0.210
Nitrogen oxides (NO_x)	20	21	20	20	21	20
Furnaces	20	21	20	20	21	20
Other activities	0.090	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
Carbon monoxide (CO)	70	62	54	59	58	58
Furnaces	68	59	52	57	56	56
Other activities	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.3

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) ¹⁾	20 410	21 670	19 659	19 966	20 724	20 463
Furnaces	20 400	21 660	19 609	19 956	20 714	20 452
Other activities	11	10	10	10	10	10
Particulate matter	4.5	4.0	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.8
Furnaces	2.6	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
Other activities	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.7
VOC²⁾	37	33	27	27	27	27
Furnaces	12	10	8.9	9.3	9.3	9.3
Other activities	26	23	19	18	17	17

Methane (CH₄)	17	17	16	16	17	17
Furnaces	17	17	16	16	17	17
Other activities	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Nitrous oxide (N₂O)	0.15	0.20	0.21	0.19	0.17	0.17
Furnaces	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Other activities	0.09	0.14	0.17	0.14	0.11	0.11
Ammonia (NH₃) ³⁾	6.5	6.7	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0
Other activities	6.5	6.7	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0

Source: CCDM (2003).	CBS/EDC/Aug03/0138
¹⁾ Current emission, in other words not adjusted for temperature. ²⁾ Volatile organic compounds, excluding methane. ³⁾ Emissions from furnaces nil.

Sources of emissions

The emissions are caused by the combustion of fuels, particularly natural gas and wood, and other household activities (including pets).

The emissions of NO_x, CO₂ and CO are related to the use of natural gas for heating, cooking and hot water purposes.
CO and particulate matter are largely emitted from wood stoves and open fires.
VOC are emitted mainly from paint, solvents and cosmetics.
Emissions of NH₃ come from transpiration and respiration, pet faeces, the use of cleaning products and cigarette smoking.

Emissions to air by target sector, 2002*

Emissions produced by consumer consumption of electricity are allocated to the Energy supply target sector. These emissions are, incidentally, still increasing because of the use of more household appliances and an increase in the number of households.

Emissions to air by consumers in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*

Sources of emissions

References

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium