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's per-person emissions rank #22 of 51 in 2023, well ahead of its GDP-intensity rank of #45 / 51 — high per-capita output from a comparatively carbon-efficient economy.

#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

Netherlands's per-person emissions rank #22 of 51 in 2023, well ahead of its GDP-intensity rank of #45 / 51 — high per-capita output from a comparatively carbon-efficient economy. 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.