Per capita methane emissions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Per capita methane emissions was 1.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.05
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
81st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.72
in 1984
All-time low
1.05
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Netherlands, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Netherlands is 1.05, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Netherlands peaked at 2.72 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.08 | — |
| 1851 | 2.09 | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 2.11 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 2.11 | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 2.14 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 2.12 | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 2.12 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.12 | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 2.11 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 2.12 | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 2.13 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 2.12 | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 2.11 | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 2.12 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 2.12 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 2.12 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 2.13 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 2.11 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 2.12 | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 2.13 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 2.14 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 2.11 | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 2.15 | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 2.16 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 2.16 | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 2.16 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 2.17 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 2.17 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 2.17 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 2.17 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 2.17 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 2.18 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 2.18 | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 2.17 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 2.18 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 2.18 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 2.18 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 2.18 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 2.18 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 2.18 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 2.19 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 2.19 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 2.19 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 2.2 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 2.2 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 2.2 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | 2.2 | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 2.2 | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 2.2 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | 2.21 | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 2.21 | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 2.2 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 2.2 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 2.2 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 2.19 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 2.2 | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 2.2 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 2.19 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 2.17 | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 2.14 | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 2.07 | -3.5% |
| 1918 | 2.07 | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 2.07 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 2.03 | -1.8% |
| 1921 | 2 | -1.3% |
| 1922 | 1.99 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 1.96 | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 1.95 | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 1.93 | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 1.89 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 1.87 | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 1.83 | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 1.81 | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 1.77 | -2.1% |
| 1931 | 1.75 | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 1.7 | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 1.66 | -2.5% |
| 1934 | 1.62 | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 1.58 | -2.4% |
| 1936 | 1.56 | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 1.54 | -1.2% |
| 1938 | 1.51 | -2.1% |
| 1939 | 1.47 | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 1.43 | -3.2% |
| 1941 | 1.44 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 1.44 | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 1.44 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 1.42 | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 1.4 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 1.45 | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 1.48 | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 1.49 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 1.51 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 1.51 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 1.53 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 1.54 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 1.57 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 1.6 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 1.63 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.67 | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 1.7 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 1.73 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 1.77 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 1.82 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 1.9 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 1.97 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 2 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.02 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.09 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 2.18 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.24 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 2.32 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 2.32 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.32 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.3 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.37 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.46 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 2.56 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 2.58 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.57 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.57 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.59 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.63 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.67 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.64 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.62 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.68 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.72 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.7 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.68 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.59 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.59 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.57 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.57 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.51 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.44 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.38 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.31 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.25 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.12 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 2.04 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.93 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.78 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.61 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.59 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.43 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.39 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.32 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.32 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.13 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 | -2.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.05 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.11 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.17 | 2.16 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.15 | 2.07 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.93 | 1.81 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.62 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.45 | 1.4 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.09 | 1.82 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.49 | 2.3 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.66 | 2.59 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 | 1.93 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 | 1.39 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 5 |
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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 methane emissions in Netherlands?
- Per capita methane emissions in Netherlands was 1.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 in 1984.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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