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Share global ghg emissions in Netherlands

Netherlands: Share global ghg emissions was 0.2704 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2704
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
49th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7251
in 1979
All-time low
0.266
in 1945
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Netherlands, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Netherlands is 0.2704, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Netherlands peaked at 0.7251 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.266, in 1945.

Netherlands ranks 49th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Netherlands, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3665 —
1851 0.3562 -2.8%
1852 0.3598 +1.0%
1853 0.3748 +4.2%
1854 0.413 +10.2%
1855 0.3731 -9.6%
1856 0.3768 +1.0%
1857 0.3651 -3.1%
1858 0.3504 -4.0%
1859 0.3351 -4.4%
1860 0.3929 +17.2%
1861 0.3915 -0.3%
1862 0.4225 +7.9%
1863 0.3889 -7.9%
1864 0.3691 -5.1%
1865 0.3802 +3.0%
1866 0.3862 +1.6%
1867 0.3941 +2.0%
1868 0.3959 +0.5%
1869 0.3997 +1.0%
1870 0.3918 -2.0%
1871 0.3851 -1.7%
1872 0.3741 -2.9%
1873 0.3746 +0.1%
1874 0.3725 -0.5%
1875 0.3747 +0.6%
1876 0.3914 +4.4%
1877 0.391 -0.1%
1878 0.3907 -0.1%
1879 0.3901 -0.2%
1880 0.4112 +5.4%
1881 0.4081 -0.8%
1882 0.3996 -2.1%
1883 0.4089 +2.3%
1884 0.4088 -0.0%
1885 0.4121 +0.8%
1886 0.4161 +1.0%
1887 0.4234 +1.7%
1888 0.4306 +1.7%
1889 0.4278 -0.6%
1890 0.407 -4.8%
1891 0.4173 +2.5%
1892 0.4062 -2.6%
1893 0.4189 +3.1%
1894 0.418 -0.2%
1895 0.4081 -2.4%
1896 0.4204 +3.0%
1897 0.4225 +0.5%
1898 0.4126 -2.3%
1899 0.4018 -2.6%
1900 0.4228 +5.2%
1901 0.4067 -3.8%
1902 0.3966 -2.5%
1903 0.392 -1.2%
1904 0.4026 +2.7%
1905 0.4001 -0.6%
1906 0.4019 +0.5%
1907 0.3933 -2.2%
1908 0.3998 +1.6%
1909 0.3992 -0.1%
1910 0.4056 +1.6%
1911 0.4246 +4.7%
1912 0.4461 +5.1%
1913 0.4577 +2.6%
1914 0.4565 -0.3%
1915 0.4482 -1.8%
1916 0.4138 -7.7%
1917 0.2776 -32.9%
1918 0.3407 +22.7%
1919 0.4313 +26.6%
1920 0.3927 -8.9%
1921 0.4164 +6.0%
1922 0.4472 +7.4%
1923 0.4147 -7.3%
1924 0.4401 +6.1%
1925 0.4585 +4.2%
1926 0.4669 +1.8%
1927 0.48 +2.8%
1928 0.4792 -0.2%
1929 0.4909 +2.4%
1930 0.4929 +0.4%
1931 0.539 +9.3%
1932 0.5234 -2.9%
1933 0.492 -6.0%
1934 0.4749 -3.5%
1935 0.4537 -4.5%
1936 0.4538 +0.0%
1937 0.4719 +4.0%
1938 0.4769 +1.0%
1939 0.4453 -6.6%
1940 0.3754 -15.7%
1941 0.3969 +5.7%
1942 0.3803 -4.2%
1943 0.3846 +1.1%
1944 0.3068 -20.2%
1945 0.266 -13.3%
1946 0.3791 +42.5%
1947 0.4584 +20.9%
1948 0.4711 +2.8%
1949 0.5051 +7.2%
1950 0.4587 -9.2%
1951 0.4529 -1.3%
1952 0.4496 -0.7%
1953 0.446 -0.8%
1954 0.4494 +0.8%
1955 0.444 -1.2%
1956 0.4522 +1.8%
1957 0.441 -2.5%
1958 0.4498 +2.0%
1959 0.4359 -3.1%
1960 0.4766 +9.3%
1961 0.4897 +2.8%
1962 0.5334 +8.9%
1963 0.5599 +5.0%
1964 0.5794 +3.5%
1965 0.592 +2.2%
1966 0.6057 +2.3%
1967 0.6068 +0.2%
1968 0.6181 +1.9%
1969 0.5924 -4.2%
1970 0.6578 +11.0%
1971 0.6537 -0.6%
1972 0.6908 +5.7%
1973 0.7047 +2.0%
1974 0.6947 -1.4%
1975 0.6724 -3.2%
1976 0.7063 +5.0%
1977 0.6642 -6.0%
1978 0.6706 +1.0%
1979 0.7251 +8.1%
1980 0.6952 -4.1%
1981 0.6741 -3.0%
1982 0.5827 -13.6%
1983 0.5876 +0.8%
1984 0.5898 +0.4%
1985 0.5783 -1.9%
1986 0.5628 -2.7%
1987 0.5795 +3.0%
1988 0.5507 -5.0%
1989 0.5904 +7.2%
1990 0.5857 -0.8%
1991 0.6047 +3.2%
1992 0.6103 +0.9%
1993 0.6095 -0.1%
1994 0.5905 -3.1%
1995 0.5881 -0.4%
1996 0.5968 +1.5%
1997 0.5496 -7.9%
1998 0.5731 +4.3%
1999 0.5498 -4.1%
2000 0.5415 -1.5%
2001 0.5593 +3.3%
2002 0.5402 -3.4%
2003 0.5171 -4.3%
2004 0.5215 +0.8%
2005 0.506 -3.0%
2006 0.4829 -4.6%
2007 0.4722 -2.2%
2008 0.4567 -3.3%
2009 0.4444 -2.7%
2010 0.449 +1.0%
2011 0.4084 -9.0%
2012 0.396 -3.1%
2013 0.3942 -0.4%
2014 0.3773 -4.3%
2015 0.3907 +3.5%
2016 0.4016 +2.8%
2017 0.388 -3.4%
2018 0.374 -3.6%
2019 0.3585 -4.1%
2020 0.339 -5.4%
2021 0.3306 -2.5%
2022 0.301 -9.0%
2023 0.2775 -7.8%
2024 0.2704 -2.5%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.2704 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0873, 3.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.2704 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0934, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg 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.

YearChange FromTo
1946 +42.5% 0.266 0.3791
1917 -32.9% 0.4138 0.2776
1919 +26.6% 0.3407 0.4313

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3671 0.3351 0.413 10
1860s 0.3921 0.3691 0.4225 10
1870s 0.3836 0.3725 0.3918 10
1880s 0.4147 0.3996 0.4306 10
1890s 0.4133 0.4018 0.4225 10
1900s 0.4015 0.392 0.4228 10
1910s 0.4102 0.2776 0.4577 10
1920s 0.4487 0.3927 0.4909 10
1930s 0.4824 0.4453 0.539 10
1940s 0.3924 0.266 0.5051 10
1950s 0.4479 0.4359 0.4587 10
1960s 0.5654 0.4766 0.6181 10
1970s 0.684 0.6537 0.7251 10
1980s 0.5991 0.5507 0.6952 10
1990s 0.5858 0.5496 0.6103 10
2000s 0.5042 0.4444 0.5593 10
2010s 0.3938 0.3585 0.449 10
2020s 0.3037 0.2704 0.339 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Netherlands?
Share global ghg emissions in Netherlands was 0.2704 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.7251 in 1979.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.266 in 1945.
How does Netherlands rank for share global ghg emissions?
Netherlands ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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