Czechia vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Czechia
12.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
12.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Czechia rank
25th
Netherlands rank
26th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Czechia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 12.33 billion tonnes against 12.26 billion tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 70.10 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Netherlands ahead.

Czechia ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 15 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1860s 8.78 million tonnes 78.98 million tonnes 70.20 million tonnes Netherlands
1870s 62.29 million tonnes 127.03 million tonnes 64.74 million tonnes Netherlands
1880s 211.78 million tonnes 202.87 million tonnes 8.91 million tonnes Czechia
1890s 463.26 million tonnes 310.89 million tonnes 152.38 million tonnes Czechia
1900s 805.70 million tonnes 453.44 million tonnes 352.26 million tonnes Czechia
1910s 1.22 billion tonnes 658.33 million tonnes 563.56 million tonnes Czechia
1920s 1.59 billion tonnes 903.22 million tonnes 689.25 million tonnes Czechia
1930s 1.96 billion tonnes 1.29 billion tonnes 673.65 million tonnes Czechia
1940s 2.45 billion tonnes 1.65 billion tonnes 801.50 million tonnes Czechia
1950s 3.07 billion tonnes 2.14 billion tonnes 934.74 million tonnes Czechia
1960s 4.08 billion tonnes 2.91 billion tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes Czechia
1970s 5.56 billion tonnes 4.24 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes Czechia
1980s 7.37 billion tonnes 5.83 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes Czechia
1990s 8.97 billion tonnes 7.44 billion tonnes 1.53 billion tonnes Czechia
2000s 10.25 billion tonnes 9.20 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes Czechia
2010s 11.41 billion tonnes 10.90 billion tonnes 509.83 million tonnes Czechia
2020s 12.16 billion tonnes 12.02 billion tonnes 143.34 million tonnes Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Czechia or Netherlands?
Czechia, at 12.33 billion tonnes against 12.26 billion tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Czechia and Netherlands?
70.10 million tonnes, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Netherlands?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Czechia ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.