Carbon intensity of electricity in the Netherlands in 2025 — 254 g/kWh. Ranked 35 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 53.1%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 254 | +3 | +1.13% |
| 2024 | 251 | −17 | −6.51% |
| 2023 | 268 | −57 | −17.64% |
| 2022 | 326 | −26 | −7.49% |
| 2021 | 352 | +9 | +2.65% |
| 2020 | 343 | −67 | −16.37% |
| 2019 | 410 | −57 | −12.23% |
| 2018 | 467 | −23 | −4.61% |
| 2017 | 490 | −35 | −6.65% |
| 2016 | 525 | −27 | −4.87% |
| 2015 | 551 | +30 | +5.79% |
| 2014 | 521 | +21 | +4.13% |
| 2013 | 501 | +6 | +1.24% |
| 2012 | 494 | +22 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 472 | −6 | −1.22% |
| 2010 | 478 | −9 | −1.75% |
| 2009 | 487 | −8 | −1.56% |
| 2008 | 494 | −15 | −3.01% |
| 2007 | 510 | −2 | −0.32% |
| 2006 | 511 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 2005 | 512 | −11 | −2.11% |
| 2004 | 523 | −18 | −3.34% |
| 2003 | 541 | +2 | +0.37% |
| 2002 | 539 | −2 | −0.42% |
| 2001 | 541 | +1 | +0.13% |
| 2000 | 540 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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