Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.145 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
119th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.6925 kilograms per international-$
in 1913
All-time low
0.145 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Years of data
177
1846–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Netherlands, 1846–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.145 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 0.6925 kilograms per international-$ in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.145 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 177 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.3107 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2655 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3554 kilograms per international-$ | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.3321 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2596 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4701 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3115 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2413 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4342 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2919 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4098 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4301 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4138 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4684 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4784 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4466 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5158 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4788 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5818 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5477 kilograms per international-$ | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6925 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4753 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5848 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5932 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5245 kilograms per international-$ | 0.68 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5356 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3695 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6046 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5084 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4797 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5572 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5134 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4842 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5226 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5898 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3857 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5328 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4045 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2658 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2384 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2862 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2144 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1828 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2506 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.145 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1706 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 116 Brazil 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 117 Philippines 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 118 Romania 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 120 Spain 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 121 Ghana 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 122 Cape Verde 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Netherlands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 18.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 17.35 million (2025)
- Urban population 95.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.26 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Netherlands?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Netherlands was 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6925 kilograms per international-$ in 1913.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).