Netherlands vs Qatar: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Netherlands
114.78 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
125.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands rank
40th
Qatar rank
38th

Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

  • Netherlands
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 125.81 million tonnes against 114.78 million tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 11.03 million tonnes.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 40th and Qatar ranks 38th of 215 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Qatar Difference Ahead
1940s 50.50 million tonnes 260,144 tonnes 50.24 million tonnes Netherlands
1950s 59.91 million tonnes 349,546 tonnes 59.56 million tonnes Netherlands
1960s 96.05 million tonnes 4.64 million tonnes 91.41 million tonnes Netherlands
1970s 160.73 million tonnes 10.65 million tonnes 150.08 million tonnes Netherlands
1980s 150.54 million tonnes 12.52 million tonnes 138.02 million tonnes Netherlands
1990s 172.79 million tonnes 30.19 million tonnes 142.59 million tonnes Netherlands
2000s 175.94 million tonnes 51.97 million tonnes 123.97 million tonnes Netherlands
2010s 164.21 million tonnes 92.67 million tonnes 71.54 million tonnes Netherlands
2020s 127.23 million tonnes 112.13 million tonnes 15.10 million tonnes Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Netherlands or Qatar?
Qatar, at 125.81 million tonnes against 114.78 million tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Netherlands and Qatar?
11.03 million tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Qatar?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Qatar rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
Netherlands ranks 40th and Qatar ranks 38th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.