Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 8.3 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 8.3 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Netherlands peaked at 12.9 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.13 tonnes per person, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.51 tonnes per person | 8.5 tonnes per person | 12.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 tonnes per person | 8.13 tonnes per person | 12.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.27 tonnes per person | 9.27 tonnes per person | 12.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 8.98 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Netherlands?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Netherlands was 8.3 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.