Netherlands Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
145,006,675
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−3.00%
decrease
Global Share
0.27%
Per Capita
8.35
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in the Netherlands were 145,006,675 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions decreased by −3% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −4,481,707 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 149,488,382 tons.
  • Per capita: 8.35 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
  • the Netherlands accounts for 0.27% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

YearGHG Total (tons)CO₂CH₄N₂OF-gasesPer CapitaChangeGlobal Share
2024145,006,675118,790,88417,051,7517,905,3891,258,6518.35−3%0.27%
2023149,488,382122,917,79617,287,1368,027,6451,255,8058.63−6.74%0.28%
2022160,283,556133,114,00117,759,8658,146,5841,263,1069.28−7.67%0.31%
2021173,589,589145,894,76818,125,5888,319,1201,250,11310.071.91%0.34%
2020170,343,591142,160,37418,476,7348,458,7701,247,7139.91−8.76%0.35%
2019186,700,027157,974,42919,027,1518,399,6971,298,75010.9−2.7%0.37%
2018191,883,909163,094,98619,138,4598,355,8641,294,60011.23−3.45%0.38%
2017198,730,955168,176,01920,314,9068,644,2361,595,79411.67−1.95%0.40%
2016202,678,704170,793,73521,380,5518,890,3441,614,07411.930.57%0.42%
2015201,529,610169,354,15121,515,9148,858,5441,801,00211.94.11%0.42%
2014193,574,072161,763,13621,544,5498,636,3321,630,05611.46−4.02%0.40%
2013201,678,277169,355,77121,619,7238,672,2862,030,49611.98−1.08%0.42%
2012203,885,439171,601,94821,712,4298,671,5161,899,54612.14−1.39%0.43%
2011206,760,953174,072,48822,099,1368,727,9831,861,34612.35−5.96%0.44%
2010219,868,466186,121,05822,604,3838,898,0512,244,97413.185.58%0.48%
2009208,243,559174,753,59322,652,8568,918,8771,918,23312.52−2.74%0.48%
2008214,110,591179,944,65823,136,4779,024,9322,004,52312.92−2.06%0.49%
2007218,604,761178,862,81922,827,84414,739,7242,174,37413.240.06%0.50%
2006218,483,001177,680,09623,163,22115,504,3482,135,33613.29−1.72%0.52%
2005222,299,711182,183,30123,963,93113,559,8092,592,67013.58−2.7%0.54%
2004228,465,365186,752,71325,553,01813,386,6822,772,95214.031.06%0.58%
2003226,076,639184,285,12825,916,56913,228,6172,646,32513.951.14%0.59%
2002223,526,326181,832,81826,934,58012,080,2182,678,70913.87−0.59%0.61%
2001224,856,566181,456,90428,174,94412,297,8162,926,90214.04−0.45%0.62%
2000225,880,102176,854,48929,006,15412,744,1617,275,29714.18−0.73%0.63%
1999227,533,928176,150,89130,200,50013,037,2658,145,27214.37−4.37%0.65%
1998237,923,772180,858,08131,407,00313,087,51312,571,17515.11−0.03%0.69%
1997238,000,852180,110,38132,475,54513,269,37212,145,55315.2−3.94%0.69%
1996247,758,417187,853,14034,322,66813,424,54412,158,06515.924.72%0.72%
1995236,581,636177,617,34735,112,80613,390,82810,460,65515.31.35%0.71%
1994233,430,733173,363,97735,746,99313,578,52310,741,24015.190.84%0.71%
1993231,481,302172,298,84436,466,44913,643,1089,072,90115.161.47%0.72%
1992228,118,873169,036,15437,319,66113,381,2838,381,77515.04−0.48%0.71%
1991229,215,303170,941,15637,460,47813,227,2617,586,40815.222.41%0.71%
1990223,817,160164,818,05937,177,54613,138,4968,683,05914.962.15%0.69%
1989219,099,410159,554,38137,524,59613,120,3308,900,10314.741.33%0.69%
1988216,217,205156,321,27537,267,49314,045,8788,582,55914.63−0.23%0.69%
1987216,707,546156,329,74738,012,31714,483,5487,881,93514.762.19%0.71%
1986212,069,036152,064,38737,790,61614,620,5167,593,51714.531.4%0.72%
1985209,146,544149,730,08537,263,59614,878,5227,274,34014.412.02%0.72%
1984204,999,069145,460,50137,064,13515,347,0287,127,40514.23.73%0.71%
1983197,623,779139,323,34636,383,00715,282,4736,634,95313.76−1.82%0.71%
1982201,290,529143,899,14235,487,08315,594,6326,309,67114.08−5.26%0.72%
1981212,467,849154,196,03535,435,67616,535,5056,300,63314.94−0.62%0.76%
1980213,790,785155,113,00035,439,35216,991,1716,247,26215.11−3.19%0.75%
1979220,831,513162,726,72834,748,00117,247,7176,109,06715.75.02%0.77%
1978210,273,943153,291,58734,127,83516,852,7376,001,78415.042.83%0.75%
1977204,483,009148,494,88433,533,35716,836,2505,618,51914.72−0.97%0.75%
1976206,494,172150,793,44233,348,12216,670,2395,682,36914.975.68%0.78%
1975195,400,793140,010,23433,078,83516,699,2395,612,48614.28−3.97%0.77%
1974203,481,407148,692,97232,549,56216,853,9045,384,96915−2.22%0.80%
1973208,091,079156,744,75031,056,92315,806,0884,483,31715.494.47%0.82%
1972199,184,928150,430,40629,775,53614,913,7904,065,19614.9910%0.82%
1971181,072,754134,659,56028,673,24914,423,7073,316,23913.770.86%0.78%
1970179,528,322134,142,62228,490,58114,212,0452,683,07413.81–0.77%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).