Environment in Netherlands 301 indicators covering environment for Netherlands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 11.8% 35th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 8.4% 9th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 7.4% 7th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 18.0% 19th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 18.8% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 0.1% 9th Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 10.9% 23rd Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 7.95 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 18.2% 22nd Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 17.3% 26th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 1.3 2023 up 274.3% 8th Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 2.2% 151st Forest area 369,330 hectares 2025 up 1.2% 151st Arable land use per person 0.0564 hectares per person 2023 down 8.7% 147th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 450 hectares 2025 up 126.0% 61st Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 up 125.7% 55th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 up 125.7% 56th Annual change in forest area 450 hectares 2025 up 126.0% 61st Emissions of air pollutants 1.09 million tonnes 2022 down 22.4% 21st Heat Index 35 0 2020 — 121st F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 1.26 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.8% 74th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0937 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 39.4% 132nd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 71st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -35.2% 2024 down 160.6% 183rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -39.8% 2024 down 16.2% 190th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -27.9% 2024 down 1,406.6% 172nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -54.1% 2024 down 28.7% 194th Municipal water withdrawal 2.15 billion cubic meters 2023 up 76.3% 36th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.1958 Mt CO2e 2024 up 619.9% 54th Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 8.59 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 37.0% 165th Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 93.7% 65th Annual freshwater withdrawals 8.23 billion billion cubic meters 2022 down 23.2% 54th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 16.66 2022 down 18.1% 74th Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 111.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 59.5% 36th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0 Mt CO2e 2023 down 100.0% 91st Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 26.5% 2022 up 133.8% 71st Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0867 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.3% 20th Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals 70.2% 2022 down 20.3% 13th Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.6 µg/m³ 2024 down 30.9% 173rd Exposure to air pollution from human sources 8.93 micrograms per cubic meter 2024 down 30.7% 143rd Grazing land use over the long-term 768,182 hectares 2025 up 0.3% 112th Land use over the long-term 768,182 hectares 2025 up 0.3% 112th Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of urban population using at least basic water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of the population using improved water sources 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.0% 2024 — 182nd People not using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 — 182nd People using at least a basic drinking water source 18.23 million people 2024 up 7.0% 61st Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 152.6 Mt CO2e 2023 down 25.6% 39th People in rural areas not using an improved water source 0 people 2024 — 138th Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 3.11 Mt CO2e 2023 down 8.4% 44th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Share of land covered by forest 11.0% 2025 up 1.2% 168th Land use 1.04 million hectares 2023 down 2.7% 114th Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 326,820 hectares 2025 up 0.6% 66th ← Previous Page 3 of 6 Next →