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

Netherlands
0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
13th
World rank
15th

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

  • Netherlands
  • World
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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 World, a difference of 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 11.0 times World's.

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

Netherlands ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0057 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.0065 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0045 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 World?
Netherlands, at 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Netherlands and World?
0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and World?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and World rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Netherlands ranks 13th and World ranks 15th 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.