Croatia vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Croatia
946.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
1.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Croatia rank
91st
Netherlands rank
89th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Croatia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.08 billion tonnes against 946.26 million tonnes in Croatia, a difference of 130.91 million tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Croatia ranks 91st and Netherlands ranks 89th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.02 million tonnes | 36.80 million tonnes | 18.78 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 57.87 million tonnes | 105.87 million tonnes | 48.00 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 112.09 million tonnes | 184.52 million tonnes | 72.43 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 179.87 million tonnes | 281.21 million tonnes | 101.34 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 259.99 million tonnes | 389.74 million tonnes | 129.75 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 349.98 million tonnes | 496.03 million tonnes | 146.05 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 452.33 million tonnes | 584.37 million tonnes | 132.04 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 571.71 million tonnes | 660.26 million tonnes | 88.55 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 695.23 million tonnes | 721.27 million tonnes | 26.04 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 818.82 million tonnes | 770.98 million tonnes | 47.84 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1950s | 933.61 million tonnes | 819.05 million tonnes | 114.56 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1960s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 845.33 million tonnes | 161.18 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1970s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 854.19 million tonnes | 177.33 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1980s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 865.09 million tonnes | 166.80 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 1990s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 896.90 million tonnes | 178.02 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 957.37 million tonnes | 61.97 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 2010s | 967.07 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 58.00 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 951.88 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 114.94 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Croatia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.08 billion tonnes against 946.26 million tonnes in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Croatia and Netherlands?
- 130.91 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Croatia ranks 91st and Netherlands ranks 89th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.