Europe · country explainer · estimated data
Netherlands's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2015-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
223gCO₂e/kWh
#32 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
60.5%
clean incl. nuclear: 63.1%
Records
Cleanest: 155 (2025-05)
Dirtiest: 605 (2015-04)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 256 | +5 | 53.4 | 137.4 |
| 2024 | 251 | -17 | 53.2 | 124.8 |
| 2023 | 268 | -64 | 49.7 | 121.3 |
| 2022 | 332 | -29 | 42.4 | 122.4 |
| 2021 | 361 | -5 | 34.9 | 123.5 |
| 2020 | 366 | -69 | 27.5 | 121.4 |
| 2019 | 435 | -61 | 19.9 | 119.4 |
| 2018 | 496 | -7 | 17.8 | 112.7 |
| 2017 | 503 | -39 | 18.8 | 117.6 |
| 2016 | 542 | -26 | 16.2 | 114.5 |
| 2015 | 568 | — | 16.3 | 109.3 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/nl".