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