Cyprus vs Netherlands: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Cyprus
7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
45th

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Cyprus
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.

Cyprus ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 45th of 197 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Netherlands Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1860s 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1870s 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1880s 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1890s 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1900s 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1910s 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1920s 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1930s 0.2399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1940s 0.316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1950s 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1960s 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1970s 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1980s 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
1990s 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
2000s 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
2010s 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands
2020s 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Cyprus or Netherlands?
Cyprus, at 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Cyprus and Netherlands?
0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Netherlands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Netherlands rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Cyprus ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.