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 2021 140,400 668.40 27.00
Stationary sources; total 2021 111,100 665.77 26.22
Energy sector 2021 44,100 20.62 0.58
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2021 1,400 15.30 0.05
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum 2021 10,500 0.94 0.03
35 Energy supply 2021 32,200 4.37 0.49
Industry (non energy) 2021 32,500 15.94 3.68
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2021 18,400 13.92 3.46
24 Basic metal industry 2021 6,300 0.31 0.03
Other industry 2021 7,300 1.63 0.19
F Construction 2021 500 0.08 0.00
Households in autonomous homes 2021 17,400 15.34 0.33
A,E,G-U Other stationary sources 2021 17,100 613.87 21.62
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) 2021 7,800 507.54 18.12
Services, waste and water supply 2021 9,300 106.33 3.51
Mobile sources; total 2021 29,300 2.63 0.78
Transport 2021 25,200 2.41 0.72
Rail transport 2021 100 0.00 0.00
Road transport 2021 24,400 2.30 0.70
Water transport 2021 800 0.11 0.02
Air transport 2021 0 0.00 0.00
Other mobile sources; total 2021 4,100 0.22 0.05
Agriculture (mobile sources) 2021 1,300 0.06 0.01
Fishing 2021 400 0.04 0.01
Defence-activities 2021 200 0.01 0.01
Other sectors (mobile sources) 2021 2,200 0.10 0.02
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No longer applicable.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).