What is carbon intensity of gdp in Netherlands?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Netherlands was 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 0.4968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1972.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Netherlands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Netherlands rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Netherlands ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Netherlands data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Netherlands

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Netherlands
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Netherlands: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

170th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.4968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1972

All-time low

0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Netherlands, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP for carbon intensity of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 0.4968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Netherlands ranks 170th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Netherlands, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.4785 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.4604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1972	0.4968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1973	0.4909 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1974	0.4502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1975	0.4239 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1976	0.4371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1977	0.4199 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1978	0.422 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1979	0.4392 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1980	0.4131 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1981	0.4139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.3911 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1983	0.371 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1984	0.3758 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1985	0.3771 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1986	0.3726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1987	0.3758 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1988	0.3633 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1989	0.3551 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1990	0.3521 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1991	0.3565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1992	0.3466 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1993	0.3489 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1994	0.341 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1995	0.3388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1996	0.3464 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1997	0.3186 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1998	0.3057 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1999	0.2835 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2000	0.2731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2001	0.2738 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2002	0.2737 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2003	0.2771 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2004	0.2753 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2005	0.2632 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2006	0.2479 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2007	0.2403 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2008	0.2367 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2009	0.2386 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2010	0.2508 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2011	0.2305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2012	0.2295 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2013	0.2265 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2014	0.2129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2015	0.2183 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2016	0.215 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2017	0.2059 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2018	0.1953 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2019	0.1849 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2020	0.1731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2021	0.1672 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2022	0.1452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2023	0.1349 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2024	0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.4519 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4199 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3809 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3551 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.4139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3338 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2835 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3565 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.26 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2367 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2771 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.217 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1849 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2508 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1499 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

167 Austria 0.1376 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
168 Uruguay 0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.133 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
171 Finland 0.1228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
172 Barbados 0.1125 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
173 Costa Rica 0.1085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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More environment data for Netherlands

Heating Degree Days 4,535 (2024)
Cooling Degree Days 184.4 (2024)
Total fisheries production 330,214 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 296,838 metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 33,376 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5687 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.213 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1593 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Netherlands?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Netherlands was 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.4968 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1972.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Netherlands rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Netherlands ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.