Iceland vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Iceland
710.41 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
740.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
31st
Netherlands rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 740.56 tonnes per person against 710.41 tonnes per person in Iceland, a difference of 30.15 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 512.84 tonnes per person 306.38 tonnes per person 206.46 tonnes per person Iceland
1970s 576.01 tonnes per person 373.11 tonnes per person 202.9 tonnes per person Iceland
1980s 606.23 tonnes per person 460.71 tonnes per person 145.52 tonnes per person Iceland
1990s 635.35 tonnes per person 539.96 tonnes per person 95.39 tonnes per person Iceland
2000s 669.14 tonnes per person 623.08 tonnes per person 46.06 tonnes per person Iceland
2010s 713.25 tonnes per person 703.11 tonnes per person 10.14 tonnes per person Iceland
2020s 704.12 tonnes per person 738.23 tonnes per person 34.11 tonnes per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Iceland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 740.56 tonnes per person against 710.41 tonnes per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Iceland and Netherlands?
30.15 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Iceland ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.