Denmark vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Denmark
-1.6%
in 2024
Netherlands
-1.9%
in 2024
Denmark rank
183rd
Netherlands rank
185th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports -1.6% against -1.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 89 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Netherlands ahead.
Denmark ranks 183rd and Netherlands ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 13 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 14.6% | 6.8% | 7.8% | Denmark |
| 1850s | 10.5% | 2.0% | 8.5% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 6.7% | 3.9% | 2.8% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 6.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 7.2% | 6.1% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 8.5% | 6.4% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 8.7% | 5.6% | 3.1% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 5.2% | 4.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -2.2% | -1.1% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | -1.5% | -0.0% | 1.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -4.3% | -1.0% | 3.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -5.4% | 3.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at -1.6% against -1.9% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Denmark ranks 183rd and Netherlands ranks 185th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.