Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines, 1990-2021

Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines, 1990-2021

Sources Periods CO2 (mln kgs) CH4 (mln kgs) N2O (mln kgs)
Total stationary and mobile sources 1990 163,600 1,276.10 60.67
Total stationary and mobile sources 2000 172,500 968.48 54.09
Total stationary and mobile sources 2010 182,800 774.32 29.47
Total stationary and mobile sources 2015 164,300 724.75 30.08
Total stationary and mobile sources 2016 165,100 729.57 29.05
Total stationary and mobile sources 2017 162,700 716.56 29.86
Total stationary and mobile sources 2018 158,600 692.67 29.14
Total stationary and mobile sources 2019 152,900 688.28 28.73
Total stationary and mobile sources 2020 137,100 677.63 28.15
Stationary sources; total 1990 130,600 1,267.57 60.22
Stationary sources; total 2000 134,100 963.99 53.07
Stationary sources; total 2010 143,700 770.90 28.48
Stationary sources; total 2015 130,900 721.91 29.17
Stationary sources; total 2016 131,600 726.77 28.17
Stationary sources; total 2017 128,600 713.65 28.94
Stationary sources; total 2018 124,300 689.84 28.23
Stationary sources; total 2019 119,300 685.41 27.83
Stationary sources; total 2020 107,800 675.08 27.37
Energy sector 1990 52,800 80.02 0.42
Energy sector 2000 62,600 41.15 0.42
Energy sector 2010 64,400 38.54 0.51
Energy sector 2015 66,000 30.92 0.62
Energy sector 2016 64,200 29.21 0.58
Energy sector 2017 60,000 25.64 0.52
Energy sector 2018 56,300 23.06 0.47
Energy sector 2019 53,900 23.14 0.48
Energy sector 2020 43,800 22.47 0.44
Industry (non energy) 1990 40,300 14.00 24.01
Industry (non energy) 2000 33,400 14.81 23.35
Industry (non energy) 2010 33,700 14.82 5.35
Industry (non energy) 2015 30,400 14.59 5.67
Industry (non energy) 2016 32,200 14.74 4.98
Industry (non energy) 2017 33,800 15.05 5.27
Industry (non energy) 2018 33,400 14.56 4.82
Industry (non energy) 2019 32,100 15.12 4.82
Industry (non energy) 2020 32,400 16.19 4.38
Households in autonomous homes 1990 20,900 21.96 0.20
Households in autonomous homes 2000 20,700 20.02 0.27
Households in autonomous homes 2010 23,400 21.32 0.37
Households in autonomous homes 2015 16,500 15.41 0.35
Households in autonomous homes 2016 17,200 15.83 0.36
Households in autonomous homes 2017 16,700 15.22 0.35
Households in autonomous homes 2018 16,600 15.05 0.38
Households in autonomous homes 2019 16,000 14.46 0.37
Households in autonomous homes 2020 15,300 13.71 0.36
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 1990 8,000 583.87 32.11
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2000 7,600 494.09 25.51
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2010 9,700 508.24 18.92
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2015 7,600 521.86 19.13
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2016 7,500 533.46 18.70
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2017 7,600 532.48 19.28
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2018 7,800 515.76 19.02
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2019 7,800 515.88 18.63
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2020 7,400 512.39 18.68
Mobile sources; total 1990 32,900 8.53 0.45
Mobile sources; total 2000 38,500 4.49 1.02
Mobile sources; total 2010 39,100 3.42 0.99
Mobile sources; total 2015 33,400 2.84 0.91
Mobile sources; total 2016 33,600 2.80 0.88
Mobile sources; total 2017 34,100 2.91 0.92
Mobile sources; total 2018 34,300 2.83 0.92
Mobile sources; total 2019 33,600 2.87 0.90
Mobile sources; total 2020 29,300 2.54 0.78
Road transport 1990 26,400 7.64 0.34
Road transport 2000 31,500 3.71 0.90
Road transport 2010 32,900 2.90 0.89
Road transport 2015 27,700 2.40 0.82
Road transport 2016 27,900 2.38 0.79
Road transport 2017 28,700 2.52 0.84
Road transport 2018 28,900 2.45 0.83
Road transport 2019 28,500 2.51 0.82
Road transport 2020 24,300 2.21 0.70
Water transport 1990 700 0.09 0.02
Water transport 2000 800 0.11 0.02
Water transport 2010 1,200 0.15 0.03
Water transport 2015 1,100 0.14 0.03
Water transport 2016 1,000 0.14 0.03
Water transport 2017 1,000 0.13 0.03
Water transport 2018 1,000 0.13 0.03
Water transport 2019 900 0.13 0.02
Water transport 2020 700 0.10 0.02
Agriculture (mobile sources) 1990 1,100 0.20 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2000 1,100 0.17 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2010 1,100 0.09 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2015 1,300 0.08 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2016 1,200 0.07 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2017 1,200 0.07 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2018 1,300 0.07 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2019 1,200 0.06 0.01
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2020 1,300 0.06 0.01
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains annual figures on the total Dutch emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4), broken down into stationary and mobile sources.
Fluorine-containing gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect are not included.
The greenhouse gas emissions to air have been calculated according to the regulations of the climate panel IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). IPCC was founded by the United Nations and aims to map and share the available knowledge in the field of climate, climate change and its consequences.

Data available from 1990 to 2021.

Status of the figures:
The figures from 1990 to 2021 are final. In order to obtain a consistent time series the complete data set is (re)calculated when necessary, so as to be able to include the latest insights in the survey, especially in the case of emission factors.

Changes as of 13 February 2024:
None, this table was discontinued

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable. This table is succeeded by the table: Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines. See section 3.

Description topics

CO2
Carbon dioxide.

CO2 is formed by the combustion of carbon in fuels. Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).
CH4
Methane (= natural gas).

Among other causes CH4 is formed by incomplete combustion of fuels, leakage from the natural gas network, and by fermentation. Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).
N2O
Laughing gas/dinitrogen oxide.

N2O is formed during various chemical conversion processes, among which during the warming up phase of catalytic converters, as a result of incomplete conversion of nitrogen oxides (NOx) into nitrogen (N2). Greenhouse gas (causes the temperature of the earth's atmosphere to rise gradually).