Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Netherlands
392,195 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
328,457 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
5th

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

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 392,195 tonnes per square kilometre against 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 63,738 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Netherlands ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 112,255 tonnes per square kilometre 196,840 tonnes per square kilometre 84,584 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 150,348 tonnes per square kilometre 221,770 tonnes per square kilometre 71,422 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 197,800 tonnes per square kilometre 246,178 tonnes per square kilometre 48,378 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 246,492 tonnes per square kilometre 270,207 tonnes per square kilometre 23,715 tonnes per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 300,351 tonnes per square kilometre 293,994 tonnes per square kilometre 6,357 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 353,698 tonnes per square kilometre 315,272 tonnes per square kilometre 38,426 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 386,425 tonnes per square kilometre 326,512 tonnes per square kilometre 59,912 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
Netherlands, at 392,195 tonnes per square kilometre against 328,457 tonnes per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
63,738 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Netherlands ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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