CO2 emissions per person in Netherlands
Carbon dioxide emissions in Netherlands were 6.60 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Netherlands, 2024
6.60
Change from 2023
−4.0%
European Union, 2024
5.47 t CO2 per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.31 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
37th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Netherlands over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.60 t CO2 per person | 5.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 6.88 t CO2 per person | 5.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 7.52 t CO2 per person | 6.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 8.32 t CO2 per person | 6.32 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 8.15 t CO2 per person | 5.90 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 9.11 t CO2 per person | 6.51 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 9.46 t CO2 per person | 6.83 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 9.82 t CO2 per person | 6.99 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 10.03 t CO2 per person | 6.95 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 10.00 t CO2 per person | 6.94 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 9.59 t CO2 per person | 6.82 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 10.08 t CO2 per person | 7.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 10.24 t CO2 per person | 7.35 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 10.43 t CO2 per person | 7.51 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 11.20 t CO2 per person | 7.71 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 10.57 t CO2 per person | 7.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 10.94 t CO2 per person | 8.12 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 10.92 t CO2 per person | 8.35 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 10.87 t CO2 per person | 8.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 11.16 t CO2 per person | 8.46 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 11.47 t CO2 per person | 8.54 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 11.36 t CO2 per person | 8.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 11.26 t CO2 per person | 8.36 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 11.31 t CO2 per person | 8.40 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 11.11 t CO2 per person | 8.29 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.0% from 6.88 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.59 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −31.2%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5.47 t CO2 per person.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
8.1 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
7.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total greenhouse gas emissions
140.7 Mt CO2e
2024 · Eurostat
Temperature change
2.16e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.83e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
145.0 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank