Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands stood at 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Netherlands 22nd out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0161 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.074 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.6329 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.074 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9286 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7811 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9624 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7822 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 19 Hungary 7.34 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 20 Russia 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Belarus 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 23 Brazil 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Japan 5.33 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 25 United Kingdom 5.31 kilowatt-hours 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 low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Netherlands rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.