Netherlands vs Qatar: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2024
Qatar
0.3%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
40th
Qatar rank
38th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Netherlands
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Netherlands or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Netherlands and Qatar?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.