Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Netherlands
Netherlands: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Netherlands, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.0% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 15,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Netherlands peaked at 3.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +600.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +575.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +139.7% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +8.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 11.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 7.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +600.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | +575.0% | 0.2% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Netherlands?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Netherlands was 3.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).