Consumption-based carbon intensity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Netherlands, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Netherlands is 0.1789 kilograms per international-$, 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 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1789 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Netherlands 94th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3786 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2354 kilograms per international-$ | 0.434 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2639 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2121 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3076 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1947 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2897 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1837 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1892 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 91 Costa Rica 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Kenya 0.1814 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 0.18 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Denmark 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Portugal 0.172 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Spain 0.1714 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Netherlands?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Netherlands was 0.1789 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.434 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).