Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines

Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines

Climate sectors Emission to air Periods Greenhouse gas emissions (billion kgs CO2-equivalent)
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Total greenhouse gases 2022 1.6
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 1.2
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas Methane (CH4) 2022 0.4
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas F-gases 2022 0.0
E Water supply and waste management Total greenhouse gases 2022 6.0
E Water supply and waste management Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 3.0
E Water supply and waste management Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.6
E Water supply and waste management Methane (CH4) 2022 2.4
E Water supply and waste management F-gases 2022 0.0
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Total greenhouse gases 2022 3.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 3.5
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages F-gases 2022 0.0
18 Printing and reproduction Total greenhouse gases 2022 0.0
18 Printing and reproduction Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 0.0
18 Printing and reproduction Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
18 Printing and reproduction Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
18 Printing and reproduction F-gases 2022 0.0
Chemical and pharmaceutical products Total greenhouse gases 2022 0.4
Chemical and pharmaceutical products Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 0.4
Chemical and pharmaceutical products Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Chemical and pharmaceutical products Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Chemical and pharmaceutical products F-gases 2022 0.0
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) Total greenhouse gases 2022 24.5
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 5.5
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 4.8
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) Methane (CH4) 2022 14.1
01 Agriculture (stationary sources) F-gases 2022 0.0
Land Use, Land-USE Change and Forestry Total greenhouse gases 2022 5.1
Land Use, Land-USE Change and Forestry Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 4.4
Land Use, Land-USE Change and Forestry Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.1
Land Use, Land-USE Change and Forestry Methane (CH4) 2022 0.6
Land Use, Land-USE Change and Forestry F-gases 2022 0.0
Inland shipping Total greenhouse gases 2022 0.9
Inland shipping Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 0.9
Inland shipping Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping F-gases 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport Total greenhouse gases 2022 0.1
Inland shipping: passenger transport Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 0.1
Inland shipping: passenger transport Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: passenger transport F-gases 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: freight transport Total greenhouse gases 2022 0.5
Inland shipping: freight transport Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 0.5
Inland shipping: freight transport Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: freight transport Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: freight transport F-gases 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation Total greenhouse gases 2022 0.3
Inland shipping: recreation Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 0.3
Inland shipping: recreation Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Inland shipping: recreation F-gases 2022 0.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) Total greenhouse gases 2022 1.2
Agriculture (mobile sources) Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2022 1.2
Agriculture (mobile sources) Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) 2022 0.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) Methane (CH4) 2022 0.0
Agriculture (mobile sources) F-gases 2022 0.0
Source: CBS.
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This new table contains annual figures on the emissions of greenhouse gases into the air in the Netherlands. This concerns the emissions of total substances in CO2 equivalent and the emissions of the individual gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and fluorinated gases (F-gases). The emissions are broken down by climate sectors, as used within the Dutch Climate Agreement, and underlying sectors.
The greenhouse gas emissions to the air have been calculated according to the regulations of the climate panel IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). IPCC was founded by the United Nations and aims to map and share the available knowledge in the field of climate, climate change and their consequences. The IPCC provides (scientific) guidance for the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.
For a complete overview, the air emissions of bunker fuels sold in the Netherlands for international aviation and international shipping are also included. These emissions are not covered by the IPCC directive. They do not count towards the greenhouse gas emissions that the Netherlands provides to the IPCC and are therefore not included in the total figure.

Data available from: 1990.
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. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has switched to a new classification of emission sources and now also shows the emissions of F-gases.
This table is the successor to the table Greenhouse gas emissions calculated according to IPCC, 1990-2021.

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

Description topics

Greenhouse gas emissions
The emissions of gaseous substances in the Netherlands that contribute to the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere; expressed in kilograms of CO2 equivalent and broken down by climate sectors.