Japan vs Netherlands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Japan
8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
53rd
Netherlands rank
54th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.06 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.
Japan ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.7215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.8103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.9721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Japan ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 54th of 199 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 greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.