Co2 land use per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Co2 land use per capita was 0.282 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.282
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
76th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.53
in 1890
All-time low
0.0269
in 1970
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Netherlands, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Netherlands is 0.282, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Netherlands peaked at 2.53 in 1890 and was at its lowest, 0.0269, in 1970.
That places Netherlands 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.14 | — |
| 1851 | 2.1 | -1.9% |
| 1852 | 2.04 | -3.1% |
| 1853 | 2.13 | +4.6% |
| 1854 | 2.19 | +2.8% |
| 1855 | 2.08 | -5.1% |
| 1856 | 2.13 | +2.6% |
| 1857 | 2.16 | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 2.11 | -2.2% |
| 1859 | 1.99 | -5.7% |
| 1860 | 2.17 | +9.0% |
| 1861 | 2.12 | -2.3% |
| 1862 | 2.04 | -3.5% |
| 1863 | 2.05 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 2.02 | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 1.96 | -3.2% |
| 1866 | 1.94 | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 2.06 | +6.0% |
| 1868 | 2 | -2.9% |
| 1869 | 2.01 | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 2.19 | +9.2% |
| 1871 | 2.22 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 2.19 | -1.4% |
| 1873 | 2.33 | +6.7% |
| 1874 | 2.43 | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 2.32 | -4.2% |
| 1876 | 2.39 | +3.0% |
| 1877 | 2.43 | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 2.39 | -1.8% |
| 1879 | 2.29 | -4.3% |
| 1880 | 2.53 | +10.5% |
| 1881 | 2.45 | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 2.39 | -2.4% |
| 1883 | 2.41 | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 2.39 | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 2.32 | -2.9% |
| 1886 | 2.31 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 2.46 | +6.4% |
| 1888 | 2.4 | -2.4% |
| 1889 | 2.41 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 2.53 | +5.0% |
| 1891 | 2.42 | -4.4% |
| 1892 | 2.3 | -4.8% |
| 1893 | 2.43 | +5.8% |
| 1894 | 2.45 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 2.31 | -6.0% |
| 1896 | 2.33 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 2.31 | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 2.23 | -3.5% |
| 1899 | 2.11 | -5.5% |
| 1900 | 2.19 | +3.8% |
| 1901 | 2.07 | -5.6% |
| 1902 | 1.91 | -7.6% |
| 1903 | 1.77 | -7.3% |
| 1904 | 1.84 | +4.0% |
| 1905 | 1.81 | -1.7% |
| 1906 | 1.67 | -7.7% |
| 1907 | 1.66 | -0.8% |
| 1908 | 1.61 | -2.7% |
| 1909 | 1.53 | -5.2% |
| 1910 | 1.42 | -7.2% |
| 1911 | 1.52 | +7.0% |
| 1912 | 1.41 | -7.0% |
| 1913 | 1.33 | -5.8% |
| 1914 | 1.3 | -2.4% |
| 1915 | 1.25 | -3.9% |
| 1916 | 1.19 | -4.7% |
| 1917 | 1.15 | -3.4% |
| 1918 | 1.19 | +3.3% |
| 1919 | 1.13 | -5.2% |
| 1920 | 1.09 | -3.3% |
| 1921 | 1.16 | +6.0% |
| 1922 | 1.18 | +2.3% |
| 1923 | 1.03 | -12.7% |
| 1924 | 0.9322 | -9.6% |
| 1925 | 0.9082 | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 0.9095 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.8728 | -4.0% |
| 1928 | 0.884 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.889 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.7751 | -12.8% |
| 1931 | 0.7038 | -9.2% |
| 1932 | 0.7033 | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.6909 | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.6617 | -4.2% |
| 1935 | 0.5891 | -11.0% |
| 1936 | 0.5697 | -3.3% |
| 1937 | 0.5281 | -7.3% |
| 1938 | 0.555 | +5.1% |
| 1939 | 0.5019 | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 0.5201 | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 0.544 | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.5322 | -2.2% |
| 1943 | 0.5741 | +7.9% |
| 1944 | 0.5679 | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.5551 | -2.3% |
| 1946 | 0.553 | -0.4% |
| 1947 | 0.5575 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.5629 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.593 | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 0.5022 | -15.3% |
| 1951 | 0.4561 | -9.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4447 | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4324 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3718 | -14.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3589 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2975 | -17.1% |
| 1957 | 0.282 | -5.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2502 | -11.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2756 | +10.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2673 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1862 | -30.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1757 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1477 | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1442 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1259 | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0913 | -27.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1101 | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0686 | -37.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0486 | -29.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0269 | -44.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0427 | +59.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0633 | +48.1% |
| 1973 | 0.033 | -47.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0301 | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0461 | +53.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0974 | +111.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0463 | -52.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0352 | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0492 | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 0.049 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0512 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.05 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0946 | +89.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1335 | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1443 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1764 | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1745 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1676 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2736 | +63.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1744 | -36.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2031 | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2162 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2088 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2697 | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2471 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3717 | +50.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2288 | -38.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5247 | +129.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3611 | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2646 | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3268 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3309 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5149 | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5015 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5946 | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5101 | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5028 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4465 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4284 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3481 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2948 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3863 | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3381 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3729 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3434 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3567 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.341 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3131 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3053 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3005 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2973 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2911 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2858 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.282 | -1.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.282 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +129.3% | 0.2288 | 0.5247 |
| 1976 | +111.5% | 0.0461 | 0.0974 |
| 1983 | +89.2% | 0.05 | 0.0946 |
| 1989 | +63.2% | 0.1676 | 0.2736 |
| 1971 | +59.1% | 0.0269 | 0.0427 |
| 2003 | +55.6% | 0.3309 | 0.5149 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.11 | 1.99 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.04 | 1.94 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.32 | 2.19 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.4 | 2.31 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.34 | 2.11 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.81 | 1.53 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9853 | 0.8728 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6279 | 0.5019 | 0.7751 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.556 | 0.5201 | 0.593 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3671 | 0.2502 | 0.5022 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1366 | 0.0486 | 0.2673 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.047 | 0.0269 | 0.0974 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1315 | 0.049 | 0.2736 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2806 | 0.1744 | 0.5247 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4421 | 0.2646 | 0.5946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.34 | 0.2948 | 0.3863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2914 | 0.282 | 0.3005 | 5 |
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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 land use per capita in Netherlands?
- Co2 land use per capita in Netherlands was 0.282 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 1890.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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