CO₂ emissions by source: energy sector is the largest part, 30% in 2025

Breakdown in 2025: energy sector 30%, transport and mobile machinery 26%, industry and construction 20%, agriculture, services and waste 14%, households 9.6%. Total: 142.2 megatonnes.

Source: CBS, tabel 85668NED (Emissies naar lucht op Nederlands grondgebied; totalen) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026Open the table Single block

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Netherlands Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (Emissieregistratie)

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu

The official figures on what the Netherlands emits: greenhouse gases, nitrogen, particulate matter and hundreds of other substances, to air, water and soil. Per sector, per source, per municipality or province, and separately for large companies. From 1990. The Netherlands uses the same figures for its international reporting. The national totals are also available as a CBS table, with an open API.

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Table: 85668NED
Latest figure: 2025
Fetched: 25 October 2026

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curl "https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/85668NED/TypedDataSet?\$filter=EmissiesNaarLucht%20eq%20'A044109'%20and%20(Emissiebronnen%20eq%20'800044%20%20%20'%20or%20Emissiebronnen%20eq%20'800045%20%20%20'%20or%20Emissiebronnen%20eq%20'1050010%20%20'%20or%20Emissiebronnen%20eq%20'800051%20%20%20'%20or%20Emissiebronnen%20eq%20'A025421%20%20')%20and%20Perioden%20eq%20'2025JJ00'&\$select=Emissiebronnen,EmissiesNaarLucht_1"

CO₂ emissions by source: energy sector is the largest part, 30% in 2025

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