MVP Sustainability Map
Netherlands
17,085,300
Population
2,397,937
Sustainable Population
70.0 %
Contraception Use
77
Species Threatened
0.55 %
Population Growth
$ 52,397
GDP Per Capita
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Traffic and transport account for the most environmental damage in the Netherlands.
FreeImages.com / Artist: 13dede
The Netherlands has a population six times greater than what its country’s renewable resources can support sustainably.
Stephen Codrington; License CC BY 2.5; Image https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crowded_Netherlands_beach_with_mostly_adults.jpeg via Wikimedia Commons.
Every year the Netherlands incurs 31 billion euros worth of damage to the environment through the emission of harmful substances.
FreeImages.com / Artist: phelle
Country Comments
The Netherlands has a population six times greater than what its country’s renewable resources can support sustainably. Fortunately with fertility rates below replacement levels for over four decades, population growth is minimal and may decline in the near future. Roughly half of the current population growth annually comes from immigration.
The Netherlands is in the top 10% of countries by Gross Domestic Product. The economy and urban expansion have transformed much of the Dutch landscape from two centuries ago. Every year the Netherlands incurs 31 billion euros worth of damage to the environment through the emission of harmful substances, according to a study by the Netherlands' environmental assessment agency PBL. Traffic and transport account for the most environmental damage. (1)
https://nltimes.nl/2018/06/22/environmental-damage-costs-netherlands-eu31-billion-annually