Per capita co2 by source in Netherlands
Netherlands: Per capita co2 by source was 1.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
41st
of 179 countries
All-time high
5.2
in 1931
All-time low
0.6227
in 1975
Years of data
179
1846–2024
Per capita co2 by source in Netherlands, 1846–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 by source in Netherlands stood at 1.02.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Netherlands peaked at 5.2 in 1931 and was at its lowest, 0.6227, in 1975.
That places Netherlands 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 179 years of available data.
Per capita co2 by source in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.9526 | — |
| 1847 | 1.28 | +33.9% |
| 1848 | 1.19 | -6.3% |
| 1849 | 1.08 | -9.4% |
| 1850 | 1.01 | -6.5% |
| 1851 | 0.9996 | -1.3% |
| 1852 | 1.2 | +19.9% |
| 1853 | 1.32 | +10.1% |
| 1854 | 1.87 | +41.6% |
| 1855 | 1.45 | -22.3% |
| 1856 | 1.46 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1.3 | -11.3% |
| 1858 | 1.13 | -12.7% |
| 1859 | 1.07 | -5.6% |
| 1860 | 1.44 | +35.1% |
| 1861 | 1.32 | -8.9% |
| 1862 | 1.68 | +27.7% |
| 1863 | 1.2 | -28.8% |
| 1864 | 0.9847 | -17.8% |
| 1865 | 1.11 | +12.4% |
| 1866 | 1.2 | +8.5% |
| 1867 | 1.14 | -5.2% |
| 1868 | 1.18 | +3.8% |
| 1869 | 1.21 | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 1.35 | +12.0% |
| 1871 | 1.35 | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 1.43 | +5.9% |
| 1873 | 1.35 | -5.0% |
| 1874 | 1.23 | -9.0% |
| 1875 | 1.39 | +13.0% |
| 1876 | 1.58 | +13.6% |
| 1877 | 1.58 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 1.66 | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 1.77 | +6.7% |
| 1880 | 1.94 | +9.3% |
| 1881 | 1.92 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 1.92 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 2.1 | +9.5% |
| 1884 | 2.08 | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 2.15 | +3.4% |
| 1886 | 2.16 | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 2.17 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 2.39 | +10.0% |
| 1889 | 2.3 | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 2.2 | -4.4% |
| 1891 | 2.52 | +14.6% |
| 1892 | 2.36 | -6.5% |
| 1893 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 2.35 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 1896 | 2.46 | +6.4% |
| 1897 | 2.55 | +3.5% |
| 1898 | 2.48 | -2.8% |
| 1899 | 2.52 | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 2.75 | +9.0% |
| 1901 | 2.64 | -3.8% |
| 1902 | 2.6 | -1.7% |
| 1903 | 2.74 | +5.7% |
| 1904 | 2.87 | +4.7% |
| 1905 | 2.91 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 3.12 | +7.4% |
| 1907 | 3.17 | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 3.19 | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 3.31 | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 3.42 | +3.2% |
| 1911 | 3.58 | +4.6% |
| 1912 | 3.99 | +11.6% |
| 1913 | 4.35 | +9.1% |
| 1914 | 3.95 | -9.4% |
| 1915 | 3.77 | -4.3% |
| 1916 | 3.4 | -9.9% |
| 1917 | 1.27 | -62.5% |
| 1918 | 2.19 | +71.6% |
| 1919 | 3.07 | +40.6% |
| 1920 | 3.03 | -1.4% |
| 1921 | 3.16 | +4.5% |
| 1922 | 3.66 | +15.7% |
| 1923 | 3.55 | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 3.94 | +11.1% |
| 1925 | 4.3 | +9.1% |
| 1926 | 4.29 | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 4.65 | +8.3% |
| 1928 | 4.6 | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 4.95 | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 4.78 | -3.5% |
| 1931 | 5.2 | +8.9% |
| 1932 | 4.76 | -8.5% |
| 1933 | 4.33 | -9.1% |
| 1934 | 4.3 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 4.05 | -5.9% |
| 1936 | 4.26 | +5.3% |
| 1937 | 4.6 | +8.0% |
| 1938 | 4.39 | -4.6% |
| 1939 | 4.62 | +5.1% |
| 1940 | 3.77 | -18.3% |
| 1941 | 4.11 | +9.0% |
| 1942 | 3.78 | -7.9% |
| 1943 | 3.77 | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 2.49 | -34.0% |
| 1945 | 1.54 | -38.2% |
| 1946 | 3.2 | +108.5% |
| 1947 | 3.8 | +18.6% |
| 1948 | 3.88 | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 4.12 | +6.4% |
| 1950 | 4.22 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 4.36 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 4.22 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 4.15 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 4.15 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 4.12 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 4.13 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.94 | -4.6% |
| 1958 | 3.75 | -4.9% |
| 1959 | 3.49 | -7.0% |
| 1960 | 3.55 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 3.46 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 3.58 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 3.64 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.14 | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 2.87 | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 2.6 | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 2.36 | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 2.14 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 1.88 | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 1.44 | -23.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9895 | -31.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7755 | -21.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7683 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8166 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6227 | -23.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6692 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7059 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.789 | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8342 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8967 | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8957 | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 1.41 | +57.1% |
| 1984 | 1.75 | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.74 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 1.73 | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 1.91 | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 2.05 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 2.4 | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 2.26 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.26 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.16 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 2.3 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.21 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.15 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.18 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.91 | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.98 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.12 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.13 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.16 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.07 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 2 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.15 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.08 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.04 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.24 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.66 | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.02 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 1.36 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9527 | -29.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 | +7.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 3.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.02 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +108.5% | 1.54 | 3.2 |
| 1918 | +71.6% | 1.27 | 2.19 |
| 1917 | -62.5% | 3.4 | 1.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.13 | 0.9526 | 1.28 | 4 |
| 1850s | 1.28 | 0.9996 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.25 | 0.9847 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.47 | 1.23 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.11 | 1.92 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.41 | 2.2 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.93 | 2.6 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.3 | 1.27 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.01 | 3.03 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.53 | 4.05 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.45 | 1.54 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.05 | 3.49 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.92 | 1.88 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8412 | 0.6227 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 0.8957 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 | 1.91 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 1.57 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 0.9527 | 1.41 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 by source in Netherlands?
- Per capita co2 by source in Netherlands was 1.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 1931.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6227 in 1975.
- How does Netherlands rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Netherlands ranks 41st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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