Ireland vs Netherlands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Ireland
6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
47th
Netherlands rank
46th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 198 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 12.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2584 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, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Ireland ranks 47th 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.