Emissions to air on Dutch territory; totals

Emissions to air on Dutch territory; totals

Emission sources Emission to air Periods Emission to air (million kgs)
29-30 Transport equipment Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 100.0
29-30 Transport equipment Methane (CH4) 2023* 0.0
29-30 Transport equipment Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.0
29-30 Transport equipment Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 0.0
29-30 Transport equipment Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 0.1
29-30 Transport equipment Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.0
29-30 Transport equipment NMVOC 2023* 4.1
29-30 Transport equipment PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.0
29-30 Transport equipment PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.0
29-30 Transport equipment Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 0.1
E Water supply and waste management Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 8,900.0
E Water supply and waste management Methane (CH4) 2023* 80.9
E Water supply and waste management Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 2.5
E Water supply and waste management Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 1.3
E Water supply and waste management Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 3.5
E Water supply and waste management Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.4
E Water supply and waste management NMVOC 2023* 0.6
E Water supply and waste management PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.1
E Water supply and waste management PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.0
E Water supply and waste management Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 1.5
Transport Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 34,500.0
Transport Methane (CH4) 2023* 3.5
Transport Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 1.4
Transport Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 3.7
Transport Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 173.6
Transport Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 3.9
Transport NMVOC 2023* 28.6
Transport PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 7.1
Transport PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 4.6
Transport Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 183.5
Road transport; total Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 27,000.0
Road transport; total Methane (CH4) 2023* 2.0
Road transport; total Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 1.2
Road transport; total Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 3.7
Road transport; total Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 53.0
Road transport; total Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.2
Road transport; total NMVOC 2023* 21.1
Road transport; total PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 3.6
Road transport; total PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 1.2
Road transport; total Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 160.0
Road transport: passenger transport Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 15,600.0
Road transport: passenger transport Methane (CH4) 2023* 1.4
Road transport: passenger transport Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.7
Road transport: passenger transport Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 2.9
Road transport: passenger transport Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 17.9
Road transport: passenger transport Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.1
Road transport: passenger transport NMVOC 2023* 11.0
Road transport: passenger transport PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 2.1
Road transport: passenger transport PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.5
Road transport: passenger transport Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 129.7
Road transport; motorcycles Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 300.0
Road transport; motorcycles Methane (CH4) 2023* 0.1
Road transport; motorcycles Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; motorcycles Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; motorcycles Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 0.7
Road transport; motorcycles Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; motorcycles NMVOC 2023* 3.2
Road transport; motorcycles PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.1
Road transport; motorcycles PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; motorcycles Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 20.9
Road transport; light freight vehicles Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 4,000.0
Road transport; light freight vehicles Methane (CH4) 2023* 0.2
Road transport; light freight vehicles Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.1
Road transport; light freight vehicles Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 0.2
Road transport; light freight vehicles Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 9.9
Road transport; light freight vehicles Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; light freight vehicles NMVOC 2023* 1.0
Road transport; light freight vehicles PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.5
Road transport; light freight vehicles PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.2
Road transport; light freight vehicles Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 4.1
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 6,800.0
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Methane (CH4) 2023* 0.2
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.4
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 0.6
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 23.8
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles NMVOC 2023* 5.7
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.9
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.4
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 5.1
Road transport; buses Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 300.0
Road transport; buses Methane (CH4) 2023* 0.1
Road transport; buses Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; buses Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; buses Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 0.7
Road transport; buses Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; buses NMVOC 2023* 0.1
Road transport; buses PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.1
Road transport; buses PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.0
Road transport; buses Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 0.3
Rail transport; total Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023* 100.0
Rail transport; total Methane (CH4) 2023* 0.0
Rail transport; total Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023* 0.0
Rail transport; total Ammonia (NH3) 2023* 0.0
Rail transport; total Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023* 0.9
Rail transport; total Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023* 0.0
Rail transport; total NMVOC 2023* 0.1
Rail transport; total PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.1
Rail transport; total PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023* 0.1
Rail transport; total Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023* 0.3
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains annual figures on emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants to the air in the Netherlands.
The table shows the factual emissions on or above Dutch territory and the Dutch part of the Continental Shelf (NCP).
This concerns the emissions expressed in kilograms of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) and the emissions of a number of air pollutants, namely sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3), volatile organic compounds with the exception of methane (NMVOC), carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 (particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 and 10 micrometres respectively).
The emissions are broken down into stationary and mobile sources.
The calculation of emissions from stationary sources is based on, among other things, the emission statements in the annual environmental reports of individual companies and production and energy data of Statistics Netherlands.
Emissions from mobile sources have been calculated by multiplying activity data, such as vehicle kilometres and fuel consumption, with associated emission factors.

Data available from: 1990.
Due to insufficient data quality, the years 1991 to 1994 and 1996 to 1999 are not shown.

Status of the figures:
The figures from 1990 to 2022 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 5 September 2024:
Addition of provisional figures 2023.

When will new figures be available?
Final figures for 1990 to 2023 will be published in February 2025.

Description topics

Emission to air
The emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases in the Netherlands; expressed in kilograms and broken down by emission sources