Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands
Netherlands: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 6.33 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands stood at 6.33 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands peaked at 6.33 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.80 billion current US$, in 1990.
That places Netherlands 34th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.80 billion current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.98 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 2.05 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.22 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 2.30 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.51 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 2.76 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 2.75 billion current US$ | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.85 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.87 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.01 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 3.24 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 3.37 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.58 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.80 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.91 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.01 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.24 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.43 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.43 billion current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.89 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 4.74 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.89 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.08 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.04 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.47 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 5.69 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.83 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.93 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.97 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.79 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.33 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 6.33 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 6.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 6.33 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.59 billion current US$, 4.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 billion current US$ | 1.80 billion current US$ | 2.87 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.80 billion current US$ | 3.01 billion current US$ | 4.43 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 billion current US$ | 4.74 billion current US$ | 5.97 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.06 billion current US$ | 5.79 billion current US$ | 6.33 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -5.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -17.06 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 95.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -948.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0886 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 6,527 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Netherlands was 6.33 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 billion current US$ in 1990.
- How does Netherlands rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Netherlands ranks 34th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.