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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

2025

NID: NID 2025
CRT: CRT 2025

2024

Cover note NID: NID 2024
NID: NID 2024  
CRT: CRT 2024

2023

NIR: NIR 2023
CRF: CRF 2023
KP information: SEF CP2 2022
Review report: no review

2022

NIR: NIR 2022
CRF: CRF 2022
KP information: SEF CP2 2021
Review report: Review 2022

2021

NIR: NIR 2021
CRF: CRF 2021
KP information: SEF CP2 2020
Review report: Review 2021

2020

NIR: NIR 2020
CRF: CRF 2020
KP information: SEF CP2 2019
Review report: No review

2019

NIR: NIR 2019
CRF: CRF 2019
KP information: SEF CP2 2018
Review report: Review 2019

2018

NIR: NIR 2018
CRF: CRF 2018
KP information: SEF CP2 2017
Review report: No review

2017

NIR: NIR 2017
CRF: CRF 2017
KP information: SEF CP2 2016
Review report: Review 2017

2016

NIR: NIR 2016
CRF: CRF 2016
KP information: SEF CP2 2013 - SEF CP2 2014 - SEF CP2 2015
Review report: Review 2016

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

2022

BR: BR5
CTF: CTF5
Review report: Review NC8/BR5

 

2019

BR: BR4
CTF: CTF4
Review report: Review BR 4

2017

BR: BR3
CTF: CTF3
Review report: Review BR 3

2015

BR: BR 2
CTF: CTF 2
Review report: Review BR 2

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

NC: NC8
Review report: Review NC8/BR5

 

2017

NC: NC7 - Additional information NC7

Review report: Review NC 7

2013

NC: NC 6
Review report: Review NC 6

2009

NC: NC 5
Review report: Review NC 5

2005

NC: NC 4
Review report: Review NC 4

2001

NC: NC 3
Review report: Review NC 3

1997

NC: NC 2
Review report: Review NC 2

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

Title report: 

True up period (TUP) report

 

2016

Title report: Initial report CP 2
Review report: Review initial report CP2

2015

2006

Title report: Initial report CP 1
Review report: Review Initial report

Commissioned by:
  • Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth
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