Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Netherlands

Netherlands: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
13th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Netherlands, 1970–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Netherlands is 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Netherlands peaked at 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Netherlands 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Netherlands, 1970 to 2023.
Year Mt CO2e per square kilometre Change
1970 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
1971 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
1972 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +11.7%
1973 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +4.2%
1974 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -5.1%
1975 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -5.8%
1976 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +7.7%
1977 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.5%
1978 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +3.2%
1979 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +6.2%
1980 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -4.7%
1981 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.6%
1982 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -6.7%
1983 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -3.2%
1984 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +4.4%
1985 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.9%
1986 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.6%
1987 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.8%
1988 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -0.0%
1989 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.1%
1990 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +3.3%
1991 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +3.7%
1992 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.1%
1993 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.9%
1994 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.6%
1995 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.5%
1996 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +5.8%
1997 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -4.1%
1998 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
1999 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.6%
2000 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.4%
2001 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.6%
2002 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.4%
2006 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.5%
2007 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -2.8%
2010 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +6.5%
2011 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -6.4%
2012 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.4%
2013 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.2%
2014 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -4.5%
2015 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +4.8%
2016 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +0.9%
2017 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -1.5%
2018 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -3.0%
2019 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -3.1%
2020 0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -10.0%
2021 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre +2.6%
2022 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -8.8%
2023 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre -7.7%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 10 Malta 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  2. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  3. 12 Bermuda 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  4. 14 Palau 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  5. 15 Aruba 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  6. 16 Belgium 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Netherlands?
Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Netherlands was 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1996.
What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Netherlands rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Netherlands ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) 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
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) 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.