How have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0184 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0184 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
75th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0418 metric tons per person
in 1998
All-time low
0.0173 metric tons per person
in 2023
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands stood at 0.0184 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.0418 metric tons per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 metric tons per person, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 75th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0307 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0283 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.025 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0251 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0261 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0256 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0257 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0226 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0233 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0337 metric tons per person | +39.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0381 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0391 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0344 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0383 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0345 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0323 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0357 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0339 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0304 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0349 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0344 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0329 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0352 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0418 metric tons per person | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0394 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0359 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0359 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0321 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0365 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0369 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0384 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0342 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0296 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0248 metric tons per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0264 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 metric tons per person | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0271 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 metric tons per person | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0184 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0184 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0184 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 metric tons per person, 3.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0269 metric tons per person | 0.025 metric tons per person | 0.0307 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0238 metric tons per person | 0.0207 metric tons per person | 0.0261 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0345 metric tons per person | 0.0241 metric tons per person | 0.0391 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0349 metric tons per person | 0.0304 metric tons per person | 0.0418 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.034 metric tons per person | 0.0268 metric tons per person | 0.0384 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0259 metric tons per person | 0.0211 metric tons per person | 0.0321 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 metric tons per person | 0.0173 metric tons per person | 0.02 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Netherlands was 0.0184 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0418 metric tons per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 metric tons per person in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.