Environmental investments by sector in the Netherlands, 1980-2000

		1980	1990	1995	1998	1999	2000
		EUR million
Companies1)		200	622	1 324	848	835	.
of which	agriculture	.	63	80	96	95	.
	industry	200	558	393	482	464	412
	environmental service industries	.	.	851	270	276	346
Traffic		26	368	272	251	251	.
Government		.	454	705	792	864	835
of which	provincial authorities	29	19	20	18	19	1
	water boards	116	142	313	374	382	310
	municipalities	.	201	323	376	442	500
	intermunicipal arrangements	.	93	48	24	21	24
Total		.	1 445	2 300	1 891	1 950	.
Source: CBS (1998) and Statline.						CBS/EDC/Oct02/0421
1) The Industry, Refineries, Energy Supply and Actors in the Water Chain target sectors in so far as drinking water supplies are concerned; from 1985 onwards, including agriculture; from 1993 onwards, including environmental service industries.

Developments

Total environmental investments in 1998 and 1999 were lower than in 1995 and 1997. More stringent environmental requirements resulted in heavy investments by water boards and waste disposal facilities (in new wastewater treatment plants and incineration plants respectively), particularly in the mid-1990s. Major projects in the chemical industry, public utilities and refineries also generated a strong investment stimulus. An overview of the environmental costs broken down according to theme and target sector can be found elsewhere.

Technical note

Investments are defined as the total value of the gross tangible fixed assets made available for use in a particular year. This definition means that large investment projects may cause peaks in the levels of investment by different sectors.

References

• CBS (1998). Kosten en financiering van het milieubeheer, 1995-1996. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.
• CBS (2002). Statline. Kosten en financiering van het milieubeheer. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Financial instruments
• Costs and financing of environmental management
• Environmental investments in Industry and Energy Supply in the Netherlands, 1975-2002
• Environmental costs in the Netherlands by target sector and theme, 1985 - 2002

Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium

• More information about environmental investments can be found on Statline (Statistics Netherlands).