Germany vs Netherlands: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Germany
6.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
6.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Germany rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
46th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.77 tonnes per person against 6.3 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.47 tonnes per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 46th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 16 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.4043 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.7222 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.7371 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.5439 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.2684 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 0.7725 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 4.72 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 6.26 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 6.99 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 6.8 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 6.68 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.57 tonnes per person | 5.58 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 12.34 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 13.5 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 13.25 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.78 tonnes per person | 11.15 tonnes per person | 0.6386 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.68 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 0.0393 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.67 tonnes per person | 9.6 tonnes per person | 0.0636 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.51 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | 0.4063 tonnes per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 6.77 tonnes per person against 6.3 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.47 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Germany ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 46th of 213 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.