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.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1852 | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1853 | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1854 | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1855 | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1856 | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1858 | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1859 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1860 | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 1861 | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1862 | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1863 | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1864 | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1865 | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1871 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1881 | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1882 | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1883 | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1884 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1885 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1889 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1892 | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1893 | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1896 | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1899 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1901 | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1902 | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1903 | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1905 | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1912 | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1913 | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1914 | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1915 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1916 | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1917 | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.2% |
| 1918 | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.9% |
| 1919 | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.7% |
| 1920 | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1923 | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1924 | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1925 | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1926 | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1928 | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1930 | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1931 | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1932 | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1933 | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1934 | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1935 | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1936 | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1937 | 7.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1938 | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1940 | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1941 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1942 | 6.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1943 | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.6% |
| 1945 | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.0% |
| 1946 | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +45.1% |
| 1947 | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.9% |
| 1948 | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 7.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 8.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 9.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 10.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 11.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 12.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 12.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 14.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 15.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 16.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 15.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 15.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 16.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 15.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 15.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 13.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 13.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 14.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 14.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 13.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 14.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 14.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 15.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 14.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 14.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 15.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 14.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 14.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 12.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 12.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 8.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 | +45.1% | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1917 | -33.2% | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.61 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.86 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -1.43 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 175 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.