Ireland vs Netherlands: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Ireland
7.86 tonnes per person
in 2023
Netherlands
8.3 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Netherlands rank
32nd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.3 tonnes per person against 7.86 tonnes per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.44 tonnes per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.63 tonnes per person | 11.51 tonnes per person | 0.1215 tonnes per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 14.97 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 4.25 tonnes per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.63 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 0.6397 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.15 tonnes per person | 8.6 tonnes per person | 0.4512 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.3 tonnes per person against 7.86 tonnes per person in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.44 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Ireland ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.