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

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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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