Ireland vs Netherlands: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Ireland
0.3%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
59th
Netherlands rank
57th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 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 nitrous oxide emissions, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ireland ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.