Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Netherlands, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Netherlands stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Netherlands peaked at 0.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 53rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Netherlands?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Netherlands was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Netherlands ranks 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.