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)
Households in autonomous homes Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 15,900.0
Households in autonomous homes Methane (CH4) 2022 12.7
Households in autonomous homes Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.3
Households in autonomous homes Ammonia (NH3) 2022 4.2
Households in autonomous homes Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 5.9
Households in autonomous homes Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 0.4
Households in autonomous homes NMVOC 2022 57.3
Households in autonomous homes PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 6.6
Households in autonomous homes PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 5.9
Households in autonomous homes Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 71.4
Road transport; buses Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 300.0
Road transport; buses Methane (CH4) 2022 0.1
Road transport; buses Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Road transport; buses Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Road transport; buses Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 0.8
Road transport; buses Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 0.0
Road transport; buses NMVOC 2022 0.1
Road transport; buses PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.1
Road transport; buses PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.0
Road transport; buses Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 0.3
Inland shipping Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 1,800.0
Inland shipping Methane (CH4) 2022 0.1
Inland shipping Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 21.7
Inland shipping Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping NMVOC 2022 4.4
Inland shipping PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.9
Inland shipping PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.9
Inland shipping Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 14.1
Inland shipping: passenger transport Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 100.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 1.7
Inland shipping: passenger transport Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport NMVOC 2022 0.2
Inland shipping: passenger transport PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.1
Inland shipping: passenger transport PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.1
Inland shipping: passenger transport Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 0.3
Inland shipping: freight transport Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 1,400.0
Inland shipping: freight transport Methane (CH4) 2022 0.1
Inland shipping: freight transport Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: freight transport Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: freight transport Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 17.0
Inland shipping: freight transport Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: freight transport NMVOC 2022 1.9
Inland shipping: freight transport PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.6
Inland shipping: freight transport PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.5
Inland shipping: freight transport Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 1.2
Inland shipping: recreation Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 200.0
Inland shipping: recreation Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 2.9
Inland shipping: recreation Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation NMVOC 2022 2.2
Inland shipping: recreation PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.2
Inland shipping: recreation PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.2
Inland shipping: recreation Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 12.5
Sea shipping; inland Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 1,800.0
Sea shipping; inland Methane (CH4) 2022 0.2
Sea shipping; inland Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Sea shipping; inland Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Sea shipping; inland Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 25.4
Sea shipping; inland Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 1.2
Sea shipping; inland NMVOC 2022 0.9
Sea shipping; inland PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.6
Sea shipping; inland PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.6
Sea shipping; inland Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 1.8
Source: CBS.
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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has switched to a new classification of emission sources.
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 23 February 2024:
None, this is a new table. This table is the successor to the tables:
- Emissions to air on Dutch territory; totals, 1990-2021.
- Emissions to air on Dutch territory; stationary sources
- Emissions to air on Dutch territory; mobile sources

When will new figures be available?
Provisional figures for 2023 will be published in September 2024.

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