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)
Energy sector Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 49,100.0
Energy sector Methane (CH4) 2022 17.9
Energy sector Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.5
Energy sector Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
Energy sector Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 16.4
Energy sector Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 10.7
Energy sector NMVOC 2022 5.2
Energy sector PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.3
Energy sector PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.2
Energy sector Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 6.4
35 Energy supply Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 37,400.0
35 Energy supply Methane (CH4) 2022 3.8
35 Energy supply Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.4
35 Energy supply Ammonia (NH3) 2022 0.0
35 Energy supply Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 9.6
35 Energy supply Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 2.2
35 Energy supply NMVOC 2022 0.3
35 Energy supply PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.1
35 Energy supply PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 0.1
35 Energy supply Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 3.8
Industry (non energy) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 31,500.0
Industry (non energy) Methane (CH4) 2022 15.7
Industry (non energy) Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 2.4
Industry (non energy) Ammonia (NH3) 2022 1.2
Industry (non energy) Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2022 19.7
Industry (non energy) Sulphur dioxide (SO2) 2022 7.3
Industry (non energy) NMVOC 2022 34.3
Industry (non energy) PM10 (Particulate matter) 2022 7.7
Industry (non energy) PM2.5 (Particulate matter) 2022 3.9
Industry (non energy) Carbon monoxide (CO) 2022 81.2
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