Brunei vs Denmark: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Brunei
-450,229 tonnes
in 2024
Denmark
-462,022 tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
184th
Denmark rank
186th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Brunei
- Denmark
How they compare
Brunei currently reports -450,229 tonnes against -462,022 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 11,793 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Denmark ahead.
Brunei ranks 184th and Denmark ranks 186th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 437,237 tonnes | 488,435 tonnes | 51,198 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 884,121 tonnes | 57,837 tonnes | 826,284 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1950s | -1.11 million tonnes | 916,150 tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 16,122 tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 3.31 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 694,695 tonnes | 355,790 tonnes | 338,904 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | -109,187 tonnes | -1.42 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1990s | -36,434 tonnes | 996,761 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 176,687 tonnes | -980,138 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2010s | 181,928 tonnes | -1.79 million tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2020s | 497,654 tonnes | -516,224 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Brunei or Denmark?
- Brunei, at -450,229 tonnes against -462,022 tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Brunei and Denmark?
- 11,793 tonnes, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Denmark?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Denmark rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Brunei ranks 184th and Denmark ranks 186th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.