Denmark vs Estonia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Denmark
-462,022 tonnes
in 2024
Estonia
-437,480 tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
186th
Estonia rank
183rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -437,480 tonnes against -462,022 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 24,542 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 91 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 186th and Estonia ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and Estonia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 135,568 tonnes | 296 tonnes | 135,272 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1860s | 31,877 tonnes | 3,080 tonnes | 28,797 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1870s | 68,883 tonnes | 8,456 tonnes | 60,427 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1880s | 135,934 tonnes | 12,086 tonnes | 123,849 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1890s | 225,702 tonnes | 42,785 tonnes | 182,917 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 275,533 tonnes | 32,169 tonnes | 243,363 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 23,083 tonnes | -64,774 tonnes | 87,858 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 688,875 tonnes | 82,639 tonnes | 606,236 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 117,657 tonnes | 293,436 tonnes | 175,780 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1940s | 57,837 tonnes | 204,258 tonnes | 146,420 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1950s | 916,150 tonnes | 789,651 tonnes | 126,500 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.33 million tonnes | 857,978 tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 355,790 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 769,042 tonnes | Estonia |
| 1980s | -1.42 million tonnes | 507,356 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1990s | 996,761 tonnes | -2.30 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | -980,138 tonnes | -152,453 tonnes | 827,686 tonnes | Estonia |
| 2010s | -1.79 million tonnes | -211,688 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 2020s | -516,224 tonnes | -796,264 tonnes | 280,040 tonnes | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Denmark or Estonia?
- Estonia, at -437,480 tonnes against -462,022 tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Denmark and Estonia?
- 24,542 tonnes, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 166 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Denmark ranks 186th and Estonia ranks 183rd 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.