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Netherlands Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
145.006.675
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−3,00%
decrease
Global Share
0,27%
Per Capita
8,35
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in the Netherlands were 145.006.675 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions decreased by −3% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −4.481.707 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 149.488.382 tons.
  • Per capita: 8,35 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
  • the Netherlands accounts for 0,27% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 145.006.675 118.790.884 17.051.751 7.905.389 1.258.651 8,35 −3% 0,27%
2023 149.488.382 122.917.796 17.287.136 8.027.645 1.255.805 8,63 −6,74% 0,28%
2022 160.283.556 133.114.001 17.759.865 8.146.584 1.263.106 9,28 −7,67% 0,31%
2021 173.589.589 145.894.768 18.125.588 8.319.120 1.250.113 10,07 1,91% 0,34%
2020 170.343.591 142.160.374 18.476.734 8.458.770 1.247.713 9,91 −8,76% 0,35%
2019 186.700.027 157.974.429 19.027.151 8.399.697 1.298.750 10,9 −2,7% 0,37%
2018 191.883.909 163.094.986 19.138.459 8.355.864 1.294.600 11,23 −3,45% 0,38%
2017 198.730.955 168.176.019 20.314.906 8.644.236 1.595.794 11,67 −1,95% 0,40%
2016 202.678.704 170.793.735 21.380.551 8.890.344 1.614.074 11,93 0,57% 0,42%
2015 201.529.610 169.354.151 21.515.914 8.858.544 1.801.002 11,9 4,11% 0,42%
2014 193.574.072 161.763.136 21.544.549 8.636.332 1.630.056 11,46 −4,02% 0,40%
2013 201.678.277 169.355.771 21.619.723 8.672.286 2.030.496 11,98 −1,08% 0,42%
2012 203.885.439 171.601.948 21.712.429 8.671.516 1.899.546 12,14 −1,39% 0,43%
2011 206.760.953 174.072.488 22.099.136 8.727.983 1.861.346 12,35 −5,96% 0,44%
2010 219.868.466 186.121.058 22.604.383 8.898.051 2.244.974 13,18 5,58% 0,48%
2009 208.243.559 174.753.593 22.652.856 8.918.877 1.918.233 12,52 −2,74% 0,48%
2008 214.110.591 179.944.658 23.136.477 9.024.932 2.004.523 12,92 −2,06% 0,49%
2007 218.604.761 178.862.819 22.827.844 14.739.724 2.174.374 13,24 0,06% 0,50%
2006 218.483.001 177.680.096 23.163.221 15.504.348 2.135.336 13,29 −1,72% 0,52%
2005 222.299.711 182.183.301 23.963.931 13.559.809 2.592.670 13,58 −2,7% 0,54%
2004 228.465.365 186.752.713 25.553.018 13.386.682 2.772.952 14,03 1,06% 0,58%
2003 226.076.639 184.285.128 25.916.569 13.228.617 2.646.325 13,95 1,14% 0,59%
2002 223.526.326 181.832.818 26.934.580 12.080.218 2.678.709 13,87 −0,59% 0,61%
2001 224.856.566 181.456.904 28.174.944 12.297.816 2.926.902 14,04 −0,45% 0,62%
2000 225.880.102 176.854.489 29.006.154 12.744.161 7.275.297 14,18 −0,73% 0,63%
1999 227.533.928 176.150.891 30.200.500 13.037.265 8.145.272 14,37 −4,37% 0,65%
1998 237.923.772 180.858.081 31.407.003 13.087.513 12.571.175 15,11 −0,03% 0,69%
1997 238.000.852 180.110.381 32.475.545 13.269.372 12.145.553 15,2 −3,94% 0,69%
1996 247.758.417 187.853.140 34.322.668 13.424.544 12.158.065 15,92 4,72% 0,72%
1995 236.581.636 177.617.347 35.112.806 13.390.828 10.460.655 15,3 1,35% 0,71%
1994 233.430.733 173.363.977 35.746.993 13.578.523 10.741.240 15,19 0,84% 0,71%
1993 231.481.302 172.298.844 36.466.449 13.643.108 9.072.901 15,16 1,47% 0,72%
1992 228.118.873 169.036.154 37.319.661 13.381.283 8.381.775 15,04 −0,48% 0,71%
1991 229.215.303 170.941.156 37.460.478 13.227.261 7.586.408 15,22 2,41% 0,71%
1990 223.817.160 164.818.059 37.177.546 13.138.496 8.683.059 14,96 2,15% 0,69%
1989 219.099.410 159.554.381 37.524.596 13.120.330 8.900.103 14,74 1,33% 0,69%
1988 216.217.205 156.321.275 37.267.493 14.045.878 8.582.559 14,63 −0,23% 0,69%
1987 216.707.546 156.329.747 38.012.317 14.483.548 7.881.935 14,76 2,19% 0,71%
1986 212.069.036 152.064.387 37.790.616 14.620.516 7.593.517 14,53 1,4% 0,72%
1985 209.146.544 149.730.085 37.263.596 14.878.522 7.274.340 14,41 2,02% 0,72%
1984 204.999.069 145.460.501 37.064.135 15.347.028 7.127.405 14,2 3,73% 0,71%
1983 197.623.779 139.323.346 36.383.007 15.282.473 6.634.953 13,76 −1,82% 0,71%
1982 201.290.529 143.899.142 35.487.083 15.594.632 6.309.671 14,08 −5,26% 0,72%
1981 212.467.849 154.196.035 35.435.676 16.535.505 6.300.633 14,94 −0,62% 0,76%
1980 213.790.785 155.113.000 35.439.352 16.991.171 6.247.262 15,11 −3,19% 0,75%
1979 220.831.513 162.726.728 34.748.001 17.247.717 6.109.067 15,7 5,02% 0,77%
1978 210.273.943 153.291.587 34.127.835 16.852.737 6.001.784 15,04 2,83% 0,75%
1977 204.483.009 148.494.884 33.533.357 16.836.250 5.618.519 14,72 −0,97% 0,75%
1976 206.494.172 150.793.442 33.348.122 16.670.239 5.682.369 14,97 5,68% 0,78%
1975 195.400.793 140.010.234 33.078.835 16.699.239 5.612.486 14,28 −3,97% 0,77%
1974 203.481.407 148.692.972 32.549.562 16.853.904 5.384.969 15 −2,22% 0,80%
1973 208.091.079 156.744.750 31.056.923 15.806.088 4.483.317 15,49 4,47% 0,82%
1972 199.184.928 150.430.406 29.775.536 14.913.790 4.065.196 14,99 10% 0,82%
1971 181.072.754 134.659.560 28.673.249 14.423.707 3.316.239 13,77 0,86% 0,78%
1970 179.528.322 134.142.622 28.490.581 14.212.045 2.683.074 13,81 0,77%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).