Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines
| Climate sectors | Emission to air | Periods | Greenhouse gas emissions (billion kgs CO2-equivalent) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total climate sectors | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 146.8 |
| Total climate sectors | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 120.9 |
| Total climate sectors | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 6.5 |
| Total climate sectors | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 18.3 |
| Total climate sectors | F-gases | 2023* | 1.2 |
| Stationary sources; total | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 116.2 |
| Stationary sources; total | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 90.8 |
| Stationary sources; total | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 6.3 |
| Stationary sources; total | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 18.2 |
| Stationary sources; total | F-gases | 2023* | 0.9 |
| Power | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 23.5 |
| Power | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 23.4 |
| Power | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.1 |
| Power | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.1 |
| Power | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| Industry | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 46.6 |
| Industry | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 41.5 |
| Industry | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 1.1 |
| Industry | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 3.1 |
| Industry | F-gases | 2023* | 0.9 |
| 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 1.6 |
| 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 1.2 |
| 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.4 |
| 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| E Water supply and waste management | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 5.9 |
| E Water supply and waste management | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 2.9 |
| E Water supply and waste management | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.7 |
| E Water supply and waste management | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 2.3 |
| E Water supply and waste management | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 192 Manufacture of refined petroleum | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 10.3 |
| 192 Manufacture of refined petroleum | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 10.2 |
| 192 Manufacture of refined petroleum | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 192 Manufacture of refined petroleum | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 192 Manufacture of refined petroleum | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| Coke oven plants | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.7 |
| Coke oven plants | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.7 |
| Coke oven plants | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| Coke oven plants | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| Coke oven plants | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 3.4 |
| 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 3.4 |
| 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.1 |
| 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.1 |
| 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 16 Manufacture of wood products | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 16 Manufacture of wood products | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 16 Manufacture of wood products | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 16 Manufacture of wood products | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 16 Manufacture of wood products | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 17 Manufacture of paper | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.6 |
| 17 Manufacture of paper | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.6 |
| 17 Manufacture of paper | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 17 Manufacture of paper | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 17 Manufacture of paper | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 18 Printing and reproduction | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 18 Printing and reproduction | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 18 Printing and reproduction | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 18 Printing and reproduction | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 18 Printing and reproduction | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 201 Manufacture of basic chemicals | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 16.3 |
| 201 Manufacture of basic chemicals | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 15.4 |
| 201 Manufacture of basic chemicals | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.4 |
| 201 Manufacture of basic chemicals | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.4 |
| 201 Manufacture of basic chemicals | F-gases | 2023* | 0.1 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.4 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.4 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| Chemical and pharmaceutical products | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 23 Manufacture of building materials | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 1.2 |
| 23 Manufacture of building materials | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 1.1 |
| 23 Manufacture of building materials | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 23 Manufacture of building materials | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 23 Manufacture of building materials | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 24 Basic metal industry | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 4.0 |
| 24 Basic metal industry | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 4.0 |
| 24 Basic metal industry | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 24 Basic metal industry | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 24 Basic metal industry | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 25-28 Man metal products, machinery | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.5 |
| 25-28 Man metal products, machinery | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.4 |
| 25-28 Man metal products, machinery | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 25-28 Man metal products, machinery | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 25-28 Man metal products, machinery | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 0.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.1 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 29-30 Transport equipment | F-gases | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 22,31-32 Other industry | Total greenhouse gases | 2023* | 1.1 |
| 22,31-32 Other industry | Carbon dioxide (CO2) | 2023* | 0.3 |
| 22,31-32 Other industry | Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 22,31-32 Other industry | Methane (CH4) | 2023* | 0.0 |
| 22,31-32 Other industry | F-gases | 2023* | 0.7 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
This table contains annual figures on the emissions of greenhouse gases into the air in the Netherlands. This concerns the emissions of total substances in CO2 equivalent and the emissions of the individual gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and fluorinated gases (F-gases). The emissions are broken down by climate sectors, as used within the Dutch Climate Agreement, and underlying sectors.
The greenhouse gas emissions to the 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 their consequences. The IPCC provides (scientific) guidance for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.
For a complete overview, the air emissions of bunker fuels sold in the Netherlands for international aviation and international shipping are also included. These emissions are not covered by the IPCC directive. They do not count towards the greenhouse gas emissions that the Netherlands provides to the IPCC and are therefore not included in the total figure.
Data available from: 1990.
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
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- The emissions of gaseous substances in the Netherlands that contribute to the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere; expressed in kilograms of CO2 equivalent and broken down by climate sectors.