Germany vs Netherlands: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Germany
6.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Germany rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
44th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 6.71 tonnes per person against 6.58 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 44th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 12 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 1.38 tonnes per person 3.39 tonnes per person 2 tonnes per person Netherlands
1860s 2.05 tonnes per person 3.29 tonnes per person 1.24 tonnes per person Netherlands
1870s 2.73 tonnes per person 3.81 tonnes per person 1.08 tonnes per person Netherlands
1880s 3.8 tonnes per person 4.57 tonnes per person 0.773 tonnes per person Netherlands
1890s 5.07 tonnes per person 4.84 tonnes per person 0.2298 tonnes per person Germany
1900s 6.83 tonnes per person 4.84 tonnes per person 1.99 tonnes per person Germany
1910s 7.78 tonnes per person 4.69 tonnes per person 3.1 tonnes per person Germany
1920s 7.15 tonnes per person 5.29 tonnes per person 1.86 tonnes per person Germany
1930s 7.02 tonnes per person 5.56 tonnes per person 1.46 tonnes per person Germany
1940s 6.82 tonnes per person 4.28 tonnes per person 2.54 tonnes per person Germany
1950s 9.09 tonnes per person 5.95 tonnes per person 3.14 tonnes per person Germany
1960s 11.69 tonnes per person 7.97 tonnes per person 3.71 tonnes per person Germany
1970s 13.05 tonnes per person 11.86 tonnes per person 1.2 tonnes per person Germany
1980s 12.92 tonnes per person 10.5 tonnes per person 2.42 tonnes per person Germany
1990s 11.57 tonnes per person 11.43 tonnes per person 0.1466 tonnes per person Germany
2000s 10.54 tonnes per person 11.17 tonnes per person 0.6263 tonnes per person Netherlands
2010s 9.61 tonnes per person 9.94 tonnes per person 0.3341 tonnes per person Netherlands
2020s 7.46 tonnes per person 7.4 tonnes per person 0.0601 tonnes per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Germany or Netherlands?
Germany, at 6.71 tonnes per person against 6.58 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Germany and Netherlands?
0.13 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Germany ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 44th of 194 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 including 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
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.