Consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1789 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands is 0.1789, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands peaked at 0.434 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1789, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 94th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4243 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4116 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.434 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4118 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3961 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.385 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3873 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3601 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3407 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2354 | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2213 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2121 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2395 | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.279 | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2857 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3067 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3076 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2563 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2691 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2616 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2897 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2698 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2401 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2424 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2212 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2111 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2175 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2071 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.202 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1947 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1829 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1892 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1789 | -5.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.1789 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2507, 71% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.1789 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2252, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3786 | 0.2354 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2639 | 0.2121 | 0.3076 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2295 | 0.1947 | 0.2897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1837 | 0.1789 | 0.1892 | 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 consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Netherlands was 0.1789 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.434 in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1789 in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Netherlands ranks 94th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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