Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Netherlands

Methane emissions in the Netherlands in 2024 — 19.05 Mt. Ranked 124 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 195%.

2024 19.05 Mt −2.15% vs 2023
World rank 124of 199
Period maximum 39.54 Mt1987
Period minimum 6.46 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Netherlands, 1850–2024010203040185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 6.46 Mt1853: 6.69 Mt1856: 6.86 Mt1859: 6.95 Mt1862: 7.18 Mt1865: 7.33 Mt1868: 7.53 Mt1871: 7.77 Mt1874: 8.02 Mt1877: 8.36 Mt1880: 8.73 Mt1883: 9.06 Mt1886: 9.4 Mt1889: 9.76 Mt1892: 10.12 Mt1895: 10.5 Mt1898: 10.97 Mt1901: 11.45 Mt1904: 11.98 Mt1907: 12.51 Mt1910: 13 Mt1913: 13.61 Mt1916: 13.83 Mt1919: 13.92 Mt1922: 14 Mt1925: 14.13 Mt1928: 14.02 Mt1931: 13.89 Mt1934: 13.39 Mt1937: 13.18 Mt1940: 12.66 Mt1943: 13.3 Mt1946: 13.85 Mt1949: 15 Mt1952: 16.03 Mt1955: 17.53 Mt1958: 19.4 Mt1961: 22.06 Mt1964: 24.46 Mt1967: 28.24 Mt1970: 30.32 Mt1973: 33.08 Mt1976: 35.46 Mt1979: 36.91 Mt1982: 37.62 Mt1985: 39.29 Mt1988: 38.4 Mt1991: 38.91 Mt1994: 36.79 Mt1997: 33.29 Mt2000: 29.51 Mt2003: 26.41 Mt2006: 23.78 Mt2009: 23.26 Mt2012: 22.31 Mt2015: 22.09 Mt2018: 21.52 Mt2021: 19.84 Mt2024: 19.05 Mt
Change over the period: +12.6 (+195.04%) Average annual rate: 0.62 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 19.05 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 1,323.91 Mt
Western Europe computed 165.81 Mt
High-income countries computed 2,488.92 Mt
Methane emissions — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 19.05 −0.42 −2.15%
2023 19.47 −0.28 −1.43%
2022 19.76 −0.08 −0.4%
2021 19.84 −0.16 −0.8%
2020 20 −0.93 −4.44%
2019 20.93 −0.59 −2.76%
2018 21.52 −0.64 −2.89%
2017 22.16 −0.74 −3.23%
2016 22.9 +0.81 +3.66%
2015 22.09 −0.13 −0.58%
2014 22.22 −0.15 −0.65%
2013 22.36 +0.05 +0.22%
2012 22.31 −0.28 −1.24%
2011 22.59 −0.66 −2.84%
2010 23.25 −0.01 −0.04%
2009 23.26 −0.47 −1.96%
2008 23.73 +0.21 +0.9%
2007 23.52 −0.26 −1.11%
2006 23.78 −0.51 −2.1%
2005 24.29 −1.82 −6.96%
2004 26.11 −0.3 −1.12%
2003 26.41 −1.03 −3.74%
2002 27.43 −1.36 −4.73%
2001 28.79 −0.72 −2.43%
2000 29.51 −1.32 −4.28%
1999 30.83 −1.4 −4.35%
1998 32.23 −1.06 −3.19%
1997 33.29 −1.88 −5.35%
1996 35.18 −0.77 −2.14%
1995 35.95 −0.85 −2.3%
1994 36.79 −0.83 −2.22%
1993 37.63 −0.73 −1.9%
1992 38.35 −0.56 −1.44%
1991 38.91 +0.26 +0.68%
1990 38.65 +0.05 +0.12%
1989 38.6 +0.2 +0.53%
1988 38.4 −1.13 −2.87%
1987 39.54 +0.01 +0.02%
1986 39.53 +0.24 +0.61%
1985 39.29 +0 +0%
1984 39.29 +0.73 +1.89%
1983 38.56 +0.94 +2.49%
1982 37.62 −0.05 −0.13%
1981 37.67 −0.1 −0.26%
1980 37.77 +0.87 +2.35%
1979 36.91 +0.75 +2.08%
1978 36.15 +0.55 +1.53%
1977 35.61 +0.15 +0.41%
1976 35.46 +0.21 +0.6%
1975 35.25 +0.47 +1.36%
1974 34.78 +1.7 +5.15%
1973 33.08 +1.5 +4.73%
1972 31.58 +1.21 +3.97%
1971 30.37 +0.05 +0.17%
1970 30.32 +0.36 +1.19%
1969 29.96 +0.38 +1.29%
1968 29.58 +1.34 +4.76%
1967 28.24 +1.09 +4.02%
1966 27.14 +1.42 +5.51%
1965 25.73 +1.27 +5.18%
1964 24.46 +0.54 +2.25%
1963 23.92 +0.63 +2.72%
1962 23.29 +1.23 +5.58%
1961 22.06 +1.14 +5.45%
1960 20.92 +0.84 +4.16%
1959 20.08 +0.68 +3.51%
1958 19.4 +0.68 +3.63%
1957 18.72 +0.57 +3.14%
1956 18.15 +0.63 +3.57%
1955 17.53 +0.56 +3.29%
1954 16.97 +0.52 +3.17%
1953 16.45 +0.41 +2.56%
1952 16.03 +0.37 +2.34%
1951 15.67 +0.39 +2.56%
1950 15.28 +0.28 +1.85%
1949 15 +0.31 +2.13%
1948 14.69 +0.3 +2.06%
1947 14.39 +0.54 +3.88%
1946 13.85 +0.58 +4.35%
1945 13.27 +0 +0.04%
1944 13.27 −0.03 −0.21%
1943 13.3 +0.22 +1.66%
1942 13.08 +0.14 +1.1%
1941 12.94 +0.28 +2.18%
1940 12.66 −0.25 −1.97%
1939 12.92 −0.15 −1.11%
1938 13.06 −0.12 −0.89%
1937 13.18 −0 −0.02%
1936 13.18 −0.04 −0.33%
1935 13.22 −0.17 −1.25%
1934 13.39 −0.12 −0.9%
1933 13.51 −0.19 −1.38%
1932 13.7 −0.19 −1.38%
1931 13.89 +0.01 +0.04%
1930 13.89 −0.12 −0.85%
1929 14.01 −0.01 −0.09%
1928 14.02 −0.08 −0.6%
1927 14.1 +0.02 +0.16%
1926 14.08 −0.04 −0.3%
1925 14.13 +0.04 +0.3%
1924 14.08 +0.08 +0.56%
1923 14.01 +0 +0.01%
1922 14 +0.12 +0.87%
1921 13.88 +0.02 +0.12%
1920 13.87 −0.06 −0.41%
1919 13.92 +0.17 +1.2%
1918 13.76 +0.21 +1.55%
1917 13.55 −0.28 −2.05%
1916 13.83 +0.04 +0.3%
1915 13.79 +0.1 +0.7%
1914 13.69 +0.09 +0.64%
1913 13.61 +0.22 +1.62%
1912 13.39 +0.23 +1.72%
1911 13.16 +0.17 +1.28%
1910 13 +0.15 +1.2%
1909 12.84 +0.18 +1.41%
1908 12.67 +0.16 +1.26%
1907 12.51 +0.17 +1.35%
1906 12.34 +0.2 +1.64%
1905 12.14 +0.16 +1.38%
1904 11.98 +0.18 +1.53%
1903 11.8 +0.19 +1.61%
1902 11.61 +0.16 +1.37%
1901 11.45 +0.14 +1.25%
1900 11.31 +0.19 +1.72%
1899 11.12 +0.15 +1.4%
1898 10.97 +0.14 +1.27%
1897 10.83 +0.16 +1.52%
1896 10.67 +0.16 +1.55%
1895 10.5 +0.13 +1.25%
1894 10.37 +0.13 +1.3%
1893 10.24 +0.12 +1.22%
1892 10.12 +0.1 +0.95%
1891 10.02 +0.16 +1.67%
1890 9.86 +0.1 +1%
1889 9.76 +0.1 +1.07%
1888 9.66 +0.15 +1.52%
1887 9.51 +0.11 +1.21%
1886 9.4 +0.11 +1.22%
1885 9.29 +0.12 +1.31%
1884 9.17 +0.1 +1.14%
1883 9.06 +0.13 +1.5%
1882 8.93 +0.11 +1.27%
1881 8.82 +0.09 +1.04%
1880 8.73 +0.13 +1.56%
1879 8.59 +0.25 +2.98%
1878 8.34 −0.01 −0.17%
1877 8.36 +0.11 +1.27%
1876 8.25 +0.12 +1.46%
1875 8.13 +0.12 +1.45%
1874 8.02 +0.12 +1.55%
1873 7.89 +0.04 +0.53%
1872 7.85 +0.08 +1.07%
1871 7.77 +0.07 +0.95%
1870 7.7 +0.09 +1.2%
1869 7.61 +0.07 +0.97%
1868 7.53 +0.08 +1.02%
1867 7.46 +0.06 +0.74%
1866 7.4 +0.07 +0.97%
1865 7.33 +0.08 +1.1%
1864 7.25 +0.05 +0.69%
1863 7.2 +0.02 +0.24%
1862 7.18 +0.1 +1.47%
1861 7.08 +0.04 +0.63%
1860 7.04 +0.08 +1.19%
1859 6.95 +0.03 +0.45%
1858 6.92 +0.03 +0.42%
1857 6.89 +0.04 +0.54%
1856 6.86 +0.05 +0.72%
1855 6.81 +0 +0.07%
1854 6.8 +0.11 +1.69%
1853 6.69 +0.07 +1.1%
1852 6.62 +0.09 +1.35%
1851 6.53 +0.07 +1.07%
1850 6.46

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.