Case study: Country inventory (The Netherlands)

The Netherlands has a strong history in agriculture. Livestock (dairy, swine and poultry), horticulture and arable farming are still major sub-sectors in the country’s economy. Key categories in the country’s latest inventory include enteric fermentation from dairy cattle, growing cattle and swine. For manure management, methane emissions from cattle, swine and poultry, and N₂O emissions from manure management (direct and indirect following atmospheric deposition of NH₃ and NO_x) are key sources. In the Netherlands, methane emissions from enteric fermentation are primarily caused by cattle (89%), followed by swine (6%) and other livestock categories (sheep, goats and horses, 5%). This case study describes the countries approach for cattle, swine, poultry, horses, sheep and goats.