Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 5.14 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Netherlands, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 5.14 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Netherlands peaked at 11.69 million tonnes in 1894 and was at its lowest, 350,645 tonnes, in 1970.
That places Netherlands 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.73 million tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.01 million tonnes | 6.76 million tonnes | 7.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 8.81 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 9.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.23 million tonnes | 9.88 million tonnes | 10.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.22 million tonnes | 10.68 million tonnes | 11.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.85 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 11.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.11 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | 9.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.15 million tonnes | 6.58 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.19 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.23 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 5.91 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.90 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.64 million tonnes | 625,848 tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 640,962 tonnes | 350,645 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 million tonnes | 693,375 tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.37 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | 8.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.27 million tonnes | 4.25 million tonnes | 9.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.82 million tonnes | 4.97 million tonnes | 6.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Netherlands?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Netherlands was 5.14 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.69 million tonnes in 1894.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,645 tonnes in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Netherlands ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.