Europe & Central Asia · High income · 2023

Netherlands: smaller EDGAR inventory · 151 MtCO₂e

In 2023, Netherlands emitted 151 MtCO₂e (8.39 t per person, 0.15 t per $1K GDP) - energy led at 29% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 81%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Netherlands ranks #39 / 51 by absolute total and #22 / 51 by per-capita emissions among tracked economies in 2023.

#39 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#22 / 51
Per-capita rank
#45 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

B
Emissions Performance Score
70/100
Netherlands · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions D
8.39 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity A
0.15 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share B+
12%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend A-
-14%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll NLD · 2023 151 Mt · 8.39 t per person

Netherlands sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (151 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 151 Mt
  • PC 8.39 t
  • INT 0.15
  • RANK-A #39 / 51
  • RANK-P #22 / 51
  • RANK-I #45 / 51
  • SECTOR 29% Energy
  • GAS 81% Carbon
  • PHOTO Venezuela
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Venezuela (153 Mt · Δ 2 Mt vs Netherlands)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Netherlands

1. Venezuela1532. Netherlands1513. Chile1244. Czechia1155. Morocco107

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Netherlands's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 161.4 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 151 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −10.4 MtCO₂e (−6.4%).
  • Netherlands's energy total fell from 51.9 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 43.7 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −8.12 MtCO₂e (−15.7%).
  • Netherlands's methane total fell from 19.1 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 18.8 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −0.26 MtCO₂e (−1.4%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Placement is comparable across the full corpus: the same standardization basis (EDGAR v8.0 totals, population, and GDP denominators) feeds every country's rank on every ladder above. How we place countries.

Netherlands vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Netherlands's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

151 24th percentile more MtCO₂e than 24% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Netherlands 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Energy442. Industry333. Transport264. Buildings245. Agriculture186. Waste57. Fugitive emissions2
0%100%29%
Energy share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Netherlands emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

100150200250300 197019771984199119982005201220192023 151
Reported annual emissions for Netherlands, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Netherlands 2023 greenhouse-gas inventory

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide122.92. Methane18.83. Nitrous oxide7.84. Fluorinated gases1.5

Per-person load versus carbon efficiency

Absolute inventory signature

Netherlands's absolute inventory is thin: 151 MtCO₂e lands in the lower Mt tercile among tracked EDGAR economies (≤256.77 Mt).

Netherlands's per-person rate (8.39 t, #22) in 2023 runs well ahead of its GDP-intensity rank (#45) — high consumption per person from an economy that is comparatively efficient per dollar of output.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for NLD exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Europe & Central Asia economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Netherlands (NLD) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (151 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How much CO₂-equivalent did Netherlands emit in 2023?

Netherlands's 2023 total is 151 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

How do Netherlands's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Netherlands ranks #39 of 51 by absolute total and #22 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #45.

Which sector dominates Netherlands's emissions?

Energy led at 29% of the 2023 national total (151 MtCO₂e).

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.