Environment · Netherlands
Yearly data from 1970 to 2024, from the World Bank.
Netherlands's methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 17.05 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 20.85% from 21.54 in 2014 (2.31% a year on average, compounded).
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 17.05 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 19.03 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 21.54 | 2014 |
| Highest | 38.01 | 1987 |
| Lowest | 17.05 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 19.01 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 28.49 | 1970 |
Over five years it is down 10.38% from 19.03 in 2019 (2.17% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is down 40.15% from 28.49 in 1970 (0.95% a year on average, compounded).
In 2024, Netherlands' methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) fell 1.4% on 2023 (from 17.29 to 17.05).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.4% and a typical year strayed about 1.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.8% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.2% in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.52 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Extending that straight line gives about 15.37 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.12, against 0.76 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
In 2024, Netherlands had the 80th highest value of the 203 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 17.05 | 2024 |
| World | 9,536 | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 1,278 | 2024 |
| High income | 2,534 | 2024 |
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
Limitations: Global GHG emissions are currently not directly measurable, but approaches for their estimation exist, and numerous sources exist to supply data for this indicator. Reputable scientific organizations produce these data for use for research, policy analysis, climate negotiations, and broader public communications. The estimated accuracy from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are quite high, as quantities of fossil fuels and other emissive materials (such as cement and steel) produced are well known. For these sectors, emissions estimates are roughly accurate to within 10% when aggregated to the global level and between 4% and 35% at the country level (Crippa et al., 2023).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
| Year | Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.05 |
| 2023 | 17.29 |
| 2022 | 17.76 |
| 2021 | 18.13 |
| 2020 | 18.48 |
| 2019 | 19.03 |
| 2018 | 19.14 |
| 2017 | 20.31 |
| 2016 | 21.38 |
| 2015 | 21.52 |
| 2014 | 21.54 |
| 2013 | 21.62 |
| 2012 | 21.71 |
| 2011 | 22.1 |
| 2010 | 22.6 |
| 2009 | 22.65 |
| 2008 | 23.14 |
| 2007 | 22.83 |
| 2006 | 23.16 |
| 2005 | 23.96 |
| 2004 | 25.55 |
| 2003 | 25.92 |
| 2002 | 26.93 |
| 2001 | 28.17 |
| 2000 | 29.01 |
| 1999 | 30.2 |
| 1998 | 31.41 |
| 1997 | 32.48 |
| 1996 | 34.32 |
| 1995 | 35.11 |
| 1994 | 35.75 |
| 1993 | 36.47 |
| 1992 | 37.32 |
| 1991 | 37.46 |
| 1990 | 37.18 |
| 1989 | 37.52 |
| 1988 | 37.27 |
| 1987 | 38.01 |
| 1986 | 37.79 |
| 1985 | 37.26 |
| 1984 | 37.06 |
| 1983 | 36.38 |
| 1982 | 35.49 |
| 1981 | 35.44 |
| 1980 | 35.44 |
| 1979 | 34.75 |
| 1978 | 34.13 |
| 1977 | 33.53 |
| 1976 | 33.35 |
| 1975 | 33.08 |
| 1974 | 32.55 |
| 1973 | 31.06 |
| 1972 | 29.78 |
| 1971 | 28.67 |
| 1970 | 28.49 |
Every indicator for Netherlands is on the Netherlands data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.j… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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