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.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2024 6.60 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −4.0% 2023: 6.88 t CO2 per person
European Union, 2024 5.47 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.31 t CO2 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 37th of 203 See the full ranking

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.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean 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.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database