Ireland vs Netherlands: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ireland
8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ireland rank
59th
Netherlands rank
57th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland, a difference of 308,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 484,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 814,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 517,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 644,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 405,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 839,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 620,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 680,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 754,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 308,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ireland ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.