Netherlands vs OECD members: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Netherlands
0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
13th
OECD members rank
16th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Netherlands
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 11.0 times OECD members's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 16th of 203 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0058 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0065 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.0065 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0061 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Netherlands or OECD members?
Netherlands, at 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Netherlands and OECD members?
0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD members?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and OECD members rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Netherlands ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 16th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.