Waste — Emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.28 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.28 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
81st
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.11 t CO2eq/cap
in 1990
All-time low
0.28 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811.21990200620231990: 1.1 t CO2eq/cap1991: 1.1 t CO2eq/cap1992: 1.1 t CO2eq/cap1993: 1 t CO2eq/cap1994: 1 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.96 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.93 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.9 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.86 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.78 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.74 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.69 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.65 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.61 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.59 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.45 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.4 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.38 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.33 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.31 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.34 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.34 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.33 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.3 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.29 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.28 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 0.28 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.28 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.

That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990 to 2023.
Year t CO2eq/cap Change
1990 1.11 t CO2eq/cap
1991 1.1 t CO2eq/cap -0.9%
1992 1.07 t CO2eq/cap -2.7%
1993 1.04 t CO2eq/cap -2.8%
1994 1.01 t CO2eq/cap -2.9%
1995 0.96 t CO2eq/cap -5.0%
1996 0.93 t CO2eq/cap -3.1%
1997 0.9 t CO2eq/cap -3.2%
1998 0.86 t CO2eq/cap -4.4%
1999 0.78 t CO2eq/cap -9.3%
2000 0.74 t CO2eq/cap -5.1%
2001 0.69 t CO2eq/cap -6.8%
2002 0.65 t CO2eq/cap -5.8%
2003 0.61 t CO2eq/cap -6.2%
2004 0.59 t CO2eq/cap -3.3%
2005 0.49 t CO2eq/cap -16.9%
2006 0.48 t CO2eq/cap -2.0%
2007 0.45 t CO2eq/cap -6.2%
2008 0.42 t CO2eq/cap -6.7%
2009 0.4 t CO2eq/cap -4.8%
2010 0.38 t CO2eq/cap -5.0%
2011 0.36 t CO2eq/cap -5.3%
2012 0.35 t CO2eq/cap -2.8%
2013 0.33 t CO2eq/cap -5.7%
2014 0.31 t CO2eq/cap -6.1%
2015 0.29 t CO2eq/cap -6.5%
2016 0.34 t CO2eq/cap +17.2%
2017 0.34 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2018 0.36 t CO2eq/cap +5.9%
2019 0.33 t CO2eq/cap -8.3%
2020 0.3 t CO2eq/cap -9.1%
2021 0.29 t CO2eq/cap -3.3%
2022 0.29 t CO2eq/cap +0.0%
2023 0.28 t CO2eq/cap -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.976 t CO2eq/cap 0.78 t CO2eq/cap 1.11 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 0.552 t CO2eq/cap 0.4 t CO2eq/cap 0.74 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 0.339 t CO2eq/cap 0.29 t CO2eq/cap 0.38 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 0.29 t CO2eq/cap 0.28 t CO2eq/cap 0.3 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 78 Austria 0.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 78 Maldives 0.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 78 Ukraine 0.29 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 81 China 0.28 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 81 Tunisia 0.28 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 81 Vanuatu 0.28 t CO2eq/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Waste — emissions per capita in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 0.28 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for waste — emissions per capita?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.