Denmark vs Slovakia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Denmark
28.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
29.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
80th
Slovakia rank
78th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 29.09 million tonnes against 28.37 million tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 721,800 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 80th and Slovakia ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Slovakia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 830,629 tonnes | 738,158 tonnes | 92,471 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.35 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 2.40 million tonnes | 6.25 million tonnes | 3.84 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 3.80 million tonnes | 9.56 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 6.15 million tonnes | 12.25 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 8.88 million tonnes | 13.49 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 10.87 million tonnes | 11.64 million tonnes | 770,131 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 14.78 million tonnes | 11.99 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 17.67 million tonnes | 17.69 million tonnes | 25,910 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 24.68 million tonnes | 24.13 million tonnes | 553,030 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 43.83 million tonnes | 38.15 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 59.43 million tonnes | 55.01 million tonnes | 4.42 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 54.72 million tonnes | 58.43 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 62.30 million tonnes | 47.34 million tonnes | 14.97 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 54.74 million tonnes | 41.73 million tonnes | 13.00 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 38.49 million tonnes | 35.75 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 28.84 million tonnes | 31.57 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 29.09 million tonnes against 28.37 million tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Denmark and Slovakia?
- 721,800 tonnes, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Denmark ranks 80th and Slovakia ranks 78th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.