Denmark vs Germany: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price

Denmark

90.2%

in 2025

Germany

87.7%

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Germany rank

5th

Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price over time

Denmark currently reports 90.2% against 87.7% in Germany, a difference of 2.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price
Unit: %
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 7,400 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.