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)
Total stationary and mobile sources Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 142,100.0
Total stationary and mobile sources Methane (CH4) 2023 638.6
Total stationary and mobile sources Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 24.7
Total stationary and mobile sources Ammonia (NH3) 2023 116.4
Total stationary and mobile sources Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 279.8
Total stationary and mobile sources Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 20.4
Total stationary and mobile sources NMVOC 2023 241.3
Total stationary and mobile sources PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 28.6
Total stationary and mobile sources PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 16.0
Total stationary and mobile sources Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 393.7
Mobile sources; total Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 38,500.0
Mobile sources; total Methane (CH4) 2023 3.8
Mobile sources; total Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 1.4
Mobile sources; total Ammonia (NH3) 2023 3.9
Mobile sources; total Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 201.7
Mobile sources; total Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 3.6
Mobile sources; total NMVOC 2023 31.5
Mobile sources; total PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 8.1
Mobile sources; total PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 5.5
Mobile sources; total Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 244.0
Other mobile sources; total Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 3,800.0
Other mobile sources; total Methane (CH4) 2023 0.2
Other mobile sources; total Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.1
Other mobile sources; total Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.1
Other mobile sources; total Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 25.5
Other mobile sources; total Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.1
Other mobile sources; total NMVOC 2023 4.1
Other mobile sources; total PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 1.0
Other mobile sources; total PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 1.0
Other mobile sources; total Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 56.0
Non-road mobile machinery Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 3,700.0
Non-road mobile machinery Methane (CH4) 2023 0.2
Non-road mobile machinery Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 23.0
Non-road mobile machinery Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery NMVOC 2023 4.0
Non-road mobile machinery PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.9
Non-road mobile machinery PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.9
Non-road mobile machinery Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 55.8
Agriculture (mobile sources) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 1,400.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) Methane (CH4) 2023 0.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.1
Agriculture (mobile sources) Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 8.1
Agriculture (mobile sources) Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) NMVOC 2023 1.6
Agriculture (mobile sources) PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.3
Agriculture (mobile sources) PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.3
Agriculture (mobile sources) Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 10.4
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 1,600.0
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Methane (CH4) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 10.1
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery const industry NMVOC 2023 1.0
Non-road mobile machinery const industry PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.4
Non-road mobile machinery const industry PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.4
Non-road mobile machinery const industry Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 8.5
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 200.0
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Methane (CH4) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 1.6
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; industry NMVOC 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery; industry PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery; industry PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery; industry Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 0.4
Non-road mobile machinery; services Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 400.0
Non-road mobile machinery; services Methane (CH4) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; services Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; services Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; services Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 3.1
Non-road mobile machinery; services Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.0
Non-road mobile machinery; services NMVOC 2023 0.3
Non-road mobile machinery; services PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery; services PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.1
Non-road mobile machinery; services Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 11.3
Other sectors (mobile sources) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2023 100.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) Methane (CH4) 2023 0.1
Other sectors (mobile sources) Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2023 0.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) Ammonia (NH3) 2023 0.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2023 0.1
Other sectors (mobile sources) Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2023 0.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) NMVOC 2023 1.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) PM10 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2023 0.0
Other sectors (mobile sources) Carbon monoxide (CO) 2023 25.2
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 2023 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 6 February 2025:
Addition of final figures 2023.

When will new figures be available?
Provisional figures for 2024 will be published in September 2025.

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