Germany vs Netherlands
Germany vs Netherlands: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.94 tonnes in Germany and 6.6 tonnes in Netherlands, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.34 tonnes, or 1.05 times that in Netherlands.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2024, Germany ranked 34 and Netherlands ranked 36 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Germany | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.94 | 6.6 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 7.08 | 6.88 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.91 | 7.52 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.06 | 8.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.72 | 8.15 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.38 | 9.11 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 9.01 | 9.47 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 9.37 | 9.82 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 9.58 | 10.03 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 9.61 | 10 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.62 | 9.59 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 10.14 | 10.08 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.95 | 10.24 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.82 | 10.43 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.97 | 11.2 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.38 | 10.57 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 10.11 | 10.94 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 10.05 | 10.92 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 10.38 | 10.87 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 10.21 | 11.16 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 10.46 | 11.47 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 10.64 | 11.36 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 10.55 | 11.26 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 10.75 | 11.31 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 10.6 | 11.11 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 10.6 | 11.14 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 11.05 | 11.51 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 11.06 | 11.54 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 11.47 | 12.1 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 11.15 | 11.49 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 11.24 | 11.27 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 11.45 | 11.27 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 11.63 | 11.13 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 12.39 | 11.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 12.75 | 11.02 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 13.34 | 10.75 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 13.64 | 10.59 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 13.77 | 10.66 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 13.89 | 10.44 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 13.98 | 10.33 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 13.94 | 10.08 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 13.69 | 9.7 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 13.45 | 10.05 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.02 | 10.82 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 14.5 | 10.96 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 15.22 | 11.59 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.58 | 11 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.09 | 10.72 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.33 | 10.95 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.48 | 10.24 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 14.21 | 10.98 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 14.66 | 11.66 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 14.04 | 11.29 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.75 | 10.21 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 13.87 | 10.29 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025