Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.1%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
33rd
United Kingdom rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Netherlands ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 2.0% | 61.6% | 59.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 1.7% | 53.0% | 51.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 47.0% | 45.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 40.2% | 39.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 32.2% | 31.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 25.3% | 24.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 19.2% | 18.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 15.6% | 14.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 13.3% | 12.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 14.0% | 12.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 12.4% | 11.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 10.9% | 9.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 7.9% | 7.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 4.8% | 4.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
- Netherlands, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.