Carbon dioxide emissions in the Netherlands 1970-2023
The Netherlands produced 156.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 5.3 percent. The Netherlands has achieved emissions reductions of more than 30 percent since 2005, when the country's emissions peaked at 233 MtCO₂. The Netherlands is the sixth-largest carbon polluter in the EU, and produces the equivalent of 9.5 metric tons of CO₂ emissions per capita.