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Germany vs Netherlands: Environment

This page compares Germany and Netherlands across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Germany Netherlands Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 238.35 530.95 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.81 9.88 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.18 43.81 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.99 53.69 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 12.00 10.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 34.00 22.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 7.00 4.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 51.00 3.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 39.20 22.90 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 40.00 29.80 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 6.94 6.60 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 674.36 145.01 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 8.07 8.06 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 55.51 17.05 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 8.10 2.92 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -61.14 -54.13 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 39.70 10.54 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 579.94 118.79 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 4.36 1.46 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 30.05 7.91 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2.25 0.57 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -54.47 -39.83 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -45.42 -35.21 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 19.46 5.33 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 33.97 12.14 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) -42.73 -27.93 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.16 0.13 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 10.29 10.89 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.04 0.15 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 0.27 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 138.04 24.42 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 89.17 99.60 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.39 0.13 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.20 0.06 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 171.40 31.02 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.32 0.16 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.31 0.21 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.28 0.02 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 118.92 22.60 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 84.70 19.75 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.22 0.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.52 1.43 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 26.55 10.27 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.02 0.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 59.89 3.11 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.