Co2 intensity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Co2 intensity was 0.145 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.145
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
119th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6925
in 1913
All-time low
0.145
in 2022
Years of data
177
1846–2022
Co2 intensity in Netherlands, 1846–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.145 for co2 intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 177 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Netherlands peaked at 0.6925 in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.145, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 177 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.2655 | — |
| 1847 | 0.3554 | +33.9% |
| 1848 | 0.3301 | -7.1% |
| 1849 | 0.2919 | -11.6% |
| 1850 | 0.2679 | -8.2% |
| 1851 | 0.2596 | -3.1% |
| 1852 | 0.3135 | +20.8% |
| 1853 | 0.3524 | +12.4% |
| 1854 | 0.4701 | +33.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3759 | -20.0% |
| 1856 | 0.3651 | -2.9% |
| 1857 | 0.3294 | -9.8% |
| 1858 | 0.2962 | -10.1% |
| 1859 | 0.2911 | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.3764 | +29.3% |
| 1861 | 0.353 | -6.2% |
| 1862 | 0.4342 | +23.0% |
| 1863 | 0.3042 | -29.9% |
| 1864 | 0.2413 | -20.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2701 | +11.9% |
| 1866 | 0.2833 | +4.9% |
| 1867 | 0.279 | -1.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2882 | +3.3% |
| 1869 | 0.2853 | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3096 | +8.5% |
| 1871 | 0.3138 | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3298 | +5.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3111 | -5.7% |
| 1874 | 0.2919 | -6.2% |
| 1875 | 0.3121 | +6.9% |
| 1876 | 0.3527 | +13.0% |
| 1877 | 0.3494 | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.3761 | +7.7% |
| 1879 | 0.4098 | +9.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4226 | +3.1% |
| 1881 | 0.4193 | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.4138 | -1.3% |
| 1883 | 0.4266 | +3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.4196 | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 0.4289 | +2.2% |
| 1886 | 0.4311 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.428 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.4684 | +9.4% |
| 1889 | 0.4423 | -5.6% |
| 1890 | 0.4466 | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5158 | +15.5% |
| 1892 | 0.4764 | -7.6% |
| 1893 | 0.4875 | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 0.4669 | -4.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4644 | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.4791 | +3.2% |
| 1897 | 0.4898 | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 0.476 | -2.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4819 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.5364 | +11.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4999 | -6.8% |
| 1902 | 0.4788 | -4.2% |
| 1903 | 0.512 | +6.9% |
| 1904 | 0.5334 | +4.2% |
| 1905 | 0.5213 | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.5556 | +6.6% |
| 1907 | 0.5818 | +4.7% |
| 1908 | 0.581 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.5806 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.5834 | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.5992 | +2.7% |
| 1912 | 0.6577 | +9.8% |
| 1913 | 0.6925 | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.6672 | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.613 | -8.1% |
| 1916 | 0.5451 | -11.1% |
| 1917 | 0.225 | -58.7% |
| 1918 | 0.4027 | +79.0% |
| 1919 | 0.4916 | +22.1% |
| 1920 | 0.4813 | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.4753 | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.529 | +11.3% |
| 1923 | 0.5149 | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.5398 | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 0.5687 | +5.4% |
| 1926 | 0.538 | -5.4% |
| 1927 | 0.5712 | +6.2% |
| 1928 | 0.5428 | -5.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5848 | +7.7% |
| 1930 | 0.5792 | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.68 | +17.4% |
| 1932 | 0.6353 | -6.6% |
| 1933 | 0.5927 | -6.7% |
| 1934 | 0.6047 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5624 | -7.0% |
| 1936 | 0.5662 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.5909 | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 0.5959 | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.5245 | -12.0% |
| 1940 | 0.489 | -6.8% |
| 1941 | 0.5733 | +17.2% |
| 1942 | 0.5845 | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 0.6046 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 0.6024 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.3695 | -38.7% |
| 1946 | 0.4646 | +25.7% |
| 1947 | 0.5757 | +23.9% |
| 1948 | 0.5511 | -4.3% |
| 1949 | 0.5411 | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.5307 | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.5572 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.5436 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5051 | -7.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4998 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4859 | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5001 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4814 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5 | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4797 | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4842 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4984 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5124 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5412 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5306 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5231 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.525 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5138 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5134 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4924 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5705 | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.543 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5885 | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5898 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5492 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.524 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.555 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5226 | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5299 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5709 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5328 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4976 | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4095 | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4143 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4207 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4163 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.397 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4118 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3857 | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4091 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3963 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4045 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.395 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3876 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.376 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3656 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3694 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3384 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3236 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.297 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2851 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2862 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.283 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2861 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2817 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2682 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2506 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2399 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2384 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2387 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2506 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2274 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2249 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2241 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.211 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2154 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2119 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2028 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1932 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1828 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1706 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1662 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.145 | -12.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.145 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.145 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +79.0% | 0.225 | 0.4027 |
| 1917 | -58.7% | 0.5451 | 0.225 |
| 1945 | -38.7% | 0.6024 | 0.3695 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3107 | 0.2655 | 0.3554 | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.3321 | 0.2596 | 0.4701 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3115 | 0.2413 | 0.4342 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3356 | 0.2919 | 0.4098 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4301 | 0.4138 | 0.4684 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4784 | 0.4466 | 0.5158 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5381 | 0.4788 | 0.5818 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5477 | 0.225 | 0.6925 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5346 | 0.4753 | 0.5848 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5932 | 0.5245 | 0.68 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5356 | 0.3695 | 0.6046 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5084 | 0.4797 | 0.5572 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5134 | 0.4842 | 0.5412 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5543 | 0.5226 | 0.5898 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4295 | 0.3857 | 0.5328 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3653 | 0.297 | 0.4045 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2658 | 0.2384 | 0.2862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2144 | 0.1828 | 0.2506 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1606 | 0.145 | 0.1706 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share co2 vs population 0.172 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 66.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -19.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.523 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9594 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -175.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Netherlands?
- Co2 intensity in Netherlands was 0.145 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6925 in 1913.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.145 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for co2 intensity?
- Netherlands ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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