Australia vs Netherlands: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
2.82 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
2.94 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Netherlands rank
17th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.94 tonnes per person against 2.82 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 146 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.5192 tonnes per person | 0.5143 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.6067 tonnes per person | 4.83 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.13 tonnes per person | 5.36 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 5.1 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 4.47 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.04 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | 0.3999 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.94 tonnes per person against 2.82 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.