Emissions of greenhouse gases according to IPCC guide-lines

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Climate sectors Emission to air Greenhouse gas emissions (billion kgs CO2-equivalent)
29-30 Transport equipment Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Land Use, Land-USE Change and Forestry Total greenhouse gases 3.2
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2.5
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Road transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Road transport: passenger transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Road transport; motorcycles Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Road transport; light freight vehicles Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Road transport; heavy freight vehicles Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Road transport; buses Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Rail transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Inland shipping: passenger transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Inland shipping: freight transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Air transport Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Deliveries for bunkers Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Deliveries for bunkers; aviation Total greenhouse gases .
Carbon dioxide (CO2) .
Dinitrogen oxide (N2O) .
Methane (CH4) .
F-gases .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This 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 2024 are final. The 2025 figures have a provisional status. 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 11 March 2026:
A first provisional estimate of 2025 totals is added. This is based on the sum of four quarterly figures, which Statistics Netherlands publishes via another StatLine table (see section 3, relevant tables). This concerns CO2 and the total greenhouse gas emissions from the climate sectors (Industry, Power, Mobility, Agriculture, Built Environment and Land Use).

When will new figures be available?
A complete set of provisional figures for 2025 will be published in September 2026. Not only an update of the 2025 totals disseminated in March, but also the underlying details of each climate sector and the breakdown of the other greenhouse gases into CH4, N2O and F-gases will be published in September 2026.

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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.