National Reports to the UNFCCC
Last checked on: 2 July 2025
This page gives access to the official national reports submitted by the Netherlands under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris agreement. Furthermore, official review results of these reports by the UNFCCC are included.
National Inventory Reports
The overview gives you access to:
- National Inventory Reports (NIR): Netherlands’ annual submission of its greenhouse gas emissions inventory, including explanations of observed trends in emissions. The methods used are documented separately in methodology reports.
- Common Reporting Format Tables (CRF): detailed tables on greenhouse gas emissions.
- Kyoto Protocol (KP) supplementary information.
- UNFCCC Review reports.
Overview yearly reports
2023
2023
NIR: NIR 2023
CRF: CRF 2023
KP information: SEF CP2 2022
Review report: no review
2022
2022
NIR: NIR 2022
CRF: CRF 2022
KP information: SEF CP2 2021
Review report: Review 2022
2021
2021
NIR: NIR 2021
CRF: CRF 2021
KP information: SEF CP2 2020
Review report: Review 2021
2020
2020
NIR: NIR 2020
CRF: CRF 2020
KP information: SEF CP2 2019
Review report: No review
2019
2019
NIR: NIR 2019
CRF: CRF 2019
KP information: SEF CP2 2018
Review report: Review 2019
2018
2018
NIR: NIR 2018
CRF: CRF 2018
KP information: SEF CP2 2017
Review report: No review
2017
2017
NIR: NIR 2017
CRF: CRF 2017
KP information: SEF CP2 2016
Review report: Review 2017
2016
2016
NIR: NIR 2016
CRF: CRF 2016
KP information: SEF CP2 2013 - SEF CP2 2014 - SEF CP2 2015
Review report: Review 2016
1998 - 2015
1998 - 2015
Year: 2015
NIR: NIR 2015
CRF: CRF 2015
KP information: SEF 2015 CP1
Review report: Review 2015
Year: 2014
NIR: NIR 2014
CRF: CRF 2014
KP information: SEF 2014 - KP LULUCF 2014
Review report: Review 2014
Year: 2013
NIR: NIR 2013
CRF: CRF 2013
KP information: SEF 2013 - KP LULUCF 2013
Review report: Review 2013
Year: 2012
NIR: NIR 2012
CRF: CRF 2012
KP information: SEF 2012 - KP LULUCF 2012
Review report: Review 2012
Year: 2011
NIR: NIR 2011
CRF: CRF 2011
KP information: SEF 2011 - KP LULUCF 2011
Review report: Review 2011
Year: 2010
NIR: NIR 2010
CRF: CRF 2010
KP information: SEF 2010 - KP LULUCF 2010
Review report: Review 2010
Year: 2009
NIR: NIR 2009
CRF: CRF 2009
Review report: Review 2009
Year: 2008
NIR: NIR 2008
CRF: CRF 2008
Review report: Review 2008
Year: 2007
NIR: NIR 2007
CRF: CRF 2007
Review report: Review 2007
Year: 2006
NIR: NIR 2006
CRF: CRF 2006
Review report: Review 2006
Year: 2005
NIR: NIR 2005
CRF: CRF 2005
Review report: Review 2005
Year: 2004
NIR: NIR 2004
CRF: CRF 2004
Review report: Review 2004
Year: 2003
NIR: NIR 2003
CRF: CRF 2003
Review report: Review 2003
Year: 2002
NIR: NIR 2002
Review report: Review 2002
Year: 2001
NIR: NIR 2001
Year: 2000
NIR: NIR 2000
Review report: Review 2000 (1) - Review 2000 (2)
Year: 1999
NIR: NIR 1999
Year: 1998
NIR: NIR 1998
Biennial (transparency) reports
The overview below gives access to:
- Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR): parties to the Paris Agreement are required to submit a Biennial Transparency Report every 2 years, with the first submission due by 31 December 2024.
- CTF tables: detailed tables containing emission trends, reduction targets, policies and measures, projections and support provided using the Common Tabular Format (CTF).
- UNFCCC Review reports.
Overview biennial reports
2024
2024
2022
2022
BR: BR5
CTF: CTF5
Review report: Review NC8/BR5
2019
2019
BR: BR4
CTF: CTF4
Review report: Review BR 4
2017
2017
BR: BR3
CTF: CTF3
Review report: Review BR 3
2015
2015
BR: BR 2
CTF: CTF 2
Review report: Review BR 2
2013
2013
BR: BR 1
CTF: CTF 1
Review report: Review BR 1
National Communications
The National Communications provide information on emissions and removals of greenhouse gases; national circumstances; policies and measures; vulnerability assessment; financial resources and transfer of technology; education, training, and public awareness.
The overview below gives access to the National Communications and the corresponding UNFCCC review reports.
2022
2022
NC: NC8
Review report: Review NC8/BR5
2017
2017
NC: NC7 - Additional information NC7
Review report: Review NC 7
2013
2013
NC: NC 6
Review report: Review NC 6
2009
2009
NC: NC 5
Review report: Review NC 5
2005
2005
NC: NC 4
Review report: Review NC 4
2001
2001
NC: NC 3
Review report: Review NC 3
1997
1997
NC: NC 2
Review report: Review NC 2
1997
1997
NC: NC 1
Review report: Review NC 1
Special reports
The overview below gives you access to special reports under the Kyoto Protocol and the corresponding review reports:
- Report on Demonstrable Progress: this report describes the progress the Netherlands had made by 2005 in achieving their commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC, as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph 2 of the Kyoto Protocol.
- Initial reports for the first commitment period (CP 1) and the second commitment period (CP 2): this report gives information necessary to facilitate the calculation of the assigned amount under the Kyoto Protocol for CP 1 (2008 - 2012) and CP 2 (2013 - 2020).
- True Up Period (TUP) report for CP 1 (2015) en CP2 (2023): this report contains the information required to be reported upon the expiration of the additional period for fulfilling the commitments of the first and second commitment periods of the Kyoto Protocol.
2023
2023
2016
2016
Title report: Initial report CP 2
Review report: Review initial report CP2
2015
2015
Title report: True Up Period (TUP) report - Add. Doc. 1 - Add. Doc. 2
Review report: TUP review report
2006
2006
Title report: Initial report CP 1
Review report: Review Initial report
2005
2005
Title report: Report on demonstrable progress
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