Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
54th
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1979
All-time low
3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1945
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands stood at 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands peaked at 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1945.
Netherlands ranks 54th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 52 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 53 Japan 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 55 Laos 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Czechia 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 57 Germany 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands was 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1945.
- How does Netherlands rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.