Cyprus vs Netherlands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cyprus
7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cyprus rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
46th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cyprus
- Netherlands
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 43rd and Netherlands ranks 46th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cyprus ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 46th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.