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-$, in 2022.
Netherlands ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 177 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.2655 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1847 | 0.3554 kilograms per international-$ | +33.9% |
| 1848 | 0.3301 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 1849 | 0.2919 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
| 1850 | 0.2679 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1851 | 0.2596 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 1852 | 0.3135 kilograms per international-$ | +20.8% |
| 1853 | 0.3524 kilograms per international-$ | +12.4% |
| 1854 | 0.4701 kilograms per international-$ | +33.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3759 kilograms per international-$ | -20.0% |
| 1856 | 0.3651 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 1857 | 0.3294 kilograms per international-$ | -9.8% |
| 1858 | 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ | -10.1% |
| 1859 | 0.2911 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.3764 kilograms per international-$ | +29.3% |
| 1861 | 0.353 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 1862 | 0.4342 kilograms per international-$ | +23.0% |
| 1863 | 0.3042 kilograms per international-$ | -29.9% |
| 1864 | 0.2413 kilograms per international-$ | -20.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2701 kilograms per international-$ | +11.9% |
| 1866 | 0.2833 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1867 | 0.279 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2882 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1869 | 0.2853 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3096 kilograms per international-$ | +8.5% |
| 1871 | 0.3138 kilograms per international-$ | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3298 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3111 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 1874 | 0.2919 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 1875 | 0.3121 kilograms per international-$ | +6.9% |
| 1876 | 0.3527 kilograms per international-$ | +13.0% |
| 1877 | 0.3494 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.3761 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1879 | 0.4098 kilograms per international-$ | +9.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4226 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1881 | 0.4193 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.4138 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1883 | 0.4266 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1884 | 0.4196 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 0.4289 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1886 | 0.4311 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.428 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.4684 kilograms per international-$ | +9.4% |
| 1889 | 0.4423 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1890 | 0.4466 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5158 kilograms per international-$ | +15.5% |
| 1892 | 0.4764 kilograms per international-$ | -7.6% |
| 1893 | 0.4875 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 0.4669 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.4791 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1897 | 0.4898 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 0.476 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1899 | 0.4819 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.5364 kilograms per international-$ | +11.3% |
| 1901 | 0.4999 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1902 | 0.4788 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1903 | 0.512 kilograms per international-$ | +6.9% |
| 1904 | 0.5334 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1905 | 0.5213 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 0.5556 kilograms per international-$ | +6.6% |
| 1907 | 0.5818 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1908 | 0.581 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.5806 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.5834 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.5992 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1912 | 0.6577 kilograms per international-$ | +9.8% |
| 1913 | 0.6925 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.6672 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.613 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 1916 | 0.5451 kilograms per international-$ | -11.1% |
| 1917 | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ | -58.7% |
| 1918 | 0.4027 kilograms per international-$ | +79.0% |
| 1919 | 0.4916 kilograms per international-$ | +22.1% |
| 1920 | 0.4813 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.4753 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.529 kilograms per international-$ | +11.3% |
| 1923 | 0.5149 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.5398 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 0.5687 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1926 | 0.538 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1927 | 0.5712 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1928 | 0.5428 kilograms per international-$ | -5.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5848 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1930 | 0.5792 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.68 kilograms per international-$ | +17.4% |
| 1932 | 0.6353 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1933 | 0.5927 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 1934 | 0.6047 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5624 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 1936 | 0.5662 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.5909 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 0.5959 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.5245 kilograms per international-$ | -12.0% |
| 1940 | 0.489 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1941 | 0.5733 kilograms per international-$ | +17.2% |
| 1942 | 0.5845 kilograms per international-$ | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 0.6046 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 0.6024 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.3695 kilograms per international-$ | -38.7% |
| 1946 | 0.4646 kilograms per international-$ | +25.7% |
| 1947 | 0.5757 kilograms per international-$ | +23.9% |
| 1948 | 0.5511 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1949 | 0.5411 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.5307 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.5572 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.5436 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5051 kilograms per international-$ | -7.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4998 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4859 kilograms per international-$ | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5001 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.5 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.4797 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4842 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.4984 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5124 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5306 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5231 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.525 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5138 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5134 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4924 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5705 kilograms per international-$ | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.543 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5885 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5898 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5492 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.524 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.555 kilograms per international-$ | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5226 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5299 kilograms per international-$ | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5709 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5328 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4976 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4095 kilograms per international-$ | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4143 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4207 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4163 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.397 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4118 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3857 kilograms per international-$ | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4091 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3963 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4045 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3876 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.376 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3656 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3694 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3384 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.297 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2851 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2862 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.283 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2861 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2817 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2682 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2506 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2399 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2384 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2387 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2506 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2274 kilograms per international-$ | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2241 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.211 kilograms per international-$ | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2154 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2119 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2028 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1932 kilograms per international-$ | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1828 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1706 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1662 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.145 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.145 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.145 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899 kilograms per international-$, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +79.0% | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4027 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1917 | -58.7% | 0.5451 kilograms per international-$ | 0.225 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1945 | -38.7% | 0.6024 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3695 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.61 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.86 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.43 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- 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)
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-$).