Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands

Netherlands: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square was 0.0138 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0138 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0174 units per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.0135 units per square kilometre
in 2006
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands, 1990–2019

00.0050.010.0151990200420191990: 0.017 units per square kilometre1991: 0.017 units per square kilometre1992: 0.017 units per square kilometre1993: 0.017 units per square kilometre1994: 0.017 units per square kilometre1995: 0.016 units per square kilometre1996: 0.016 units per square kilometre1997: 0.016 units per square kilometre1998: 0.015 units per square kilometre1999: 0.015 units per square kilometre2000: 0.015 units per square kilometre2001: 0.015 units per square kilometre2002: 0.014 units per square kilometre2003: 0.014 units per square kilometre2004: 0.014 units per square kilometre2005: 0.014 units per square kilometre2006: 0.013 units per square kilometre2007: 0.014 units per square kilometre2008: 0.014 units per square kilometre2009: 0.014 units per square kilometre2010: 0.014 units per square kilometre2011: 0.014 units per square kilometre2012: 0.014 units per square kilometre2013: 0.015 units per square kilometre2014: 0.015 units per square kilometre2015: 0.016 units per square kilometre2016: 0.016 units per square kilometre2017: 0.015 units per square kilometre2018: 0.014 units per square kilometre2019: 0.014 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands stood at 0.0138 units per square kilometre.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands peaked at 0.0174 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 units per square kilometre, in 2006.

Netherlands ranks 2nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in Netherlands, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0172 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0174 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1992 0.0171 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1993 0.0168 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1994 0.0165 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1995 0.0165 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.0161 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1997 0.0156 units per square kilometre -3.2%
1998 0.0152 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1999 0.0152 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0147 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2001 0.0146 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2002 0.0139 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2003 0.0136 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2004 0.0136 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2005 0.0137 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2006 0.0135 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2007 0.0137 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 0.0142 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2009 0.0144 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.0145 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.0143 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2012 0.0142 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2013 0.0146 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2014 0.0149 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2015 0.0155 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2016 0.0156 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.0148 units per square kilometre -5.4%
2018 0.0137 units per square kilometre -7.5%
2019 0.0138 units per square kilometre +1.1%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.0138 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per square kilometre, 17.9× the median. (80 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.0138 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 12.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0164 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre 0.0174 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.014 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.0147 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0146 units per square kilometre 0.0137 units per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 1 Bangladesh 0.0187 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Ireland 0.0084 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.0079 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Tuvalu 0.0073 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square in Netherlands was 0.0138 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0174 units per square kilometre in 1991.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 units per square kilometre in 2006.
How does Netherlands rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square?
Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - farm-gate emissions, per square rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Farm-gate emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.