Co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita was 6.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.3
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
45th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.31
in 1979
All-time low
0.9526
in 1846
Years of data
179
1846–2024
Co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands, 1846–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands stood at 6.3.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands peaked at 13.31 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.9526, in 1846.
That places Netherlands 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.9526 | — |
| 1847 | 1.28 | +33.9% |
| 1848 | 1.19 | -6.3% |
| 1849 | 1.08 | -9.4% |
| 1850 | 1.01 | -6.5% |
| 1851 | 0.9996 | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 1.2 | +19.9% |
| 1853 | 1.32 | +10.1% |
| 1854 | 1.87 | +41.6% |
| 1855 | 1.45 | -22.3% |
| 1856 | 1.46 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1.3 | -11.3% |
| 1858 | 1.13 | -12.7% |
| 1859 | 1.07 | -5.6% |
| 1860 | 1.44 | +35.1% |
| 1861 | 1.32 | -8.9% |
| 1862 | 1.68 | +27.7% |
| 1863 | 1.2 | -28.6% |
| 1864 | 0.9922 | -17.4% |
| 1865 | 1.11 | +12.1% |
| 1866 | 1.21 | +8.7% |
| 1867 | 1.15 | -5.0% |
| 1868 | 1.19 | +4.0% |
| 1869 | 1.22 | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 1.37 | +12.0% |
| 1871 | 1.36 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 1.44 | +5.9% |
| 1873 | 1.38 | -4.7% |
| 1874 | 1.26 | -8.8% |
| 1875 | 1.42 | +13.0% |
| 1876 | 1.61 | +13.3% |
| 1877 | 1.62 | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 1.69 | +4.8% |
| 1879 | 1.81 | +6.6% |
| 1880 | 1.97 | +9.3% |
| 1881 | 1.96 | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 1.97 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 2.15 | +9.6% |
| 1884 | 2.13 | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 2.2 | +3.3% |
| 1886 | 2.22 | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 2.24 | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 2.45 | +9.7% |
| 1889 | 2.37 | -3.4% |
| 1890 | 2.27 | -4.2% |
| 1891 | 2.6 | +14.4% |
| 1892 | 2.44 | -6.1% |
| 1893 | 2.44 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 2.44 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 2.41 | -1.2% |
| 1896 | 2.56 | +6.1% |
| 1897 | 2.65 | +3.6% |
| 1898 | 2.58 | -2.5% |
| 1899 | 2.62 | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 2.85 | +8.8% |
| 1901 | 2.75 | -3.5% |
| 1902 | 2.71 | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 2.86 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | 2.98 | +4.2% |
| 1905 | 3.01 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 3.23 | +7.3% |
| 1907 | 3.28 | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 3.29 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 3.42 | +3.8% |
| 1910 | 3.52 | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 3.68 | +4.5% |
| 1912 | 4.09 | +11.3% |
| 1913 | 4.46 | +9.0% |
| 1914 | 4.12 | -7.6% |
| 1915 | 3.86 | -6.4% |
| 1916 | 3.47 | -10.0% |
| 1917 | 1.32 | -61.9% |
| 1918 | 2.19 | +65.4% |
| 1919 | 3.26 | +49.1% |
| 1920 | 3.24 | -0.6% |
| 1921 | 3.35 | +3.3% |
| 1922 | 3.88 | +15.7% |
| 1923 | 3.81 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 4.23 | +10.9% |
| 1925 | 4.58 | +8.3% |
| 1926 | 4.61 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 5.03 | +9.1% |
| 1928 | 4.97 | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 5.32 | +7.1% |
| 1930 | 5.19 | -2.5% |
| 1931 | 5.65 | +8.8% |
| 1932 | 5.14 | -9.0% |
| 1933 | 4.73 | -8.0% |
| 1934 | 4.68 | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 4.46 | -4.7% |
| 1936 | 4.72 | +5.8% |
| 1937 | 5.14 | +9.0% |
| 1938 | 5 | -2.7% |
| 1939 | 4.65 | -7.1% |
| 1940 | 3.77 | -18.9% |
| 1941 | 4.13 | +9.6% |
| 1942 | 3.8 | -8.0% |
| 1943 | 3.79 | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 2.5 | -34.1% |
| 1945 | 1.55 | -38.0% |
| 1946 | 3.25 | +109.5% |
| 1947 | 4.59 | +41.6% |
| 1948 | 4.81 | +4.6% |
| 1949 | 5.07 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 5.07 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 5.36 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 5.27 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 5.27 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.5 | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 5.67 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 5.98 | +5.4% |
| 1957 | 5.84 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 5.96 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 5.92 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.39 | +8.1% |
| 1961 | 6.52 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 7.05 | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 7.62 | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 7.98 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 8.16 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 8.31 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 8.46 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 8.9 | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 8.98 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 10.87 | +20.9% |
| 1971 | 10.65 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 11.8 | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 12.28 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 11.8 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 11.15 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 12.27 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 11.8 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 12.17 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 13.31 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 12.47 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 11.51 | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 9.31 | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 9.54 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.96 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 10.11 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 9.85 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 10.29 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 9.82 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 10.83 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 10.85 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.31 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 11.21 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.12 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.1 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 11.15 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.67 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 11.16 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.15 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.73 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 10.72 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.97 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.85 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.01 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.09 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.82 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.51 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 10.47 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.6 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.22 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 10.88 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 10.05 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 9.8 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.72 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.25 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 9.58 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.58 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.37 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.08 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.71 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.77 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 7.89 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.12 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 6.47 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 6.3 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.13 | 0.9526 | 1.28 | 4 |
| 1850s | 1.28 | 0.9996 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.25 | 0.9922 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.49 | 1.26 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.17 | 1.96 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.5 | 2.27 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.04 | 2.71 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.4 | 1.32 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.3 | 3.24 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.94 | 4.46 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.73 | 1.55 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.58 | 5.07 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.84 | 6.39 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.81 | 10.65 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.37 | 9.31 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.15 | 10.73 | 11.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 | 10.22 | 11.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 8.71 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 | 6.3 | 7.89 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share co2 vs population 0.172 (2100)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
- Urban population 17.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 18.09 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 137.95 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.73 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.4843 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands?
- Co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita in Netherlands was 6.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 in 1979.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9526 in 1846.
- How does Netherlands rank for co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita vs fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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