Denmark vs Equatorial Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Denmark
1.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
90th
Equatorial Guinea rank
92nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.96 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 582,620 tonnes.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 90th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 16 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.13 million tonnes | 127,273 tonnes | 9.01 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1860s | 9.99 million tonnes | 417,183 tonnes | 9.58 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1870s | 10.09 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 8.73 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1880s | 10.30 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 8.68 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1890s | 11.51 million tonnes | -124,342 tonnes | 11.64 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 13.36 million tonnes | -1.29 million tonnes | 14.65 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 17.01 million tonnes | -1.45 million tonnes | 18.45 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 15.83 million tonnes | 789,042 tonnes | 15.04 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | -3.84 million tonnes | 17.55 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 9.17 million tonnes | -4.32 million tonnes | 13.49 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 8.22 million tonnes | -1.25 million tonnes | 9.48 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 5.48 million tonnes | -1.07 million tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | -1.44 million tonnes | 3.06 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | -296,055 tonnes | -1.29 million tonnes | 989,631 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | -2.12 million tonnes | -284,543 tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 533,336 tonnes | 824,700 tonnes | 291,364 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.06 million tonnes | 640,075 tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.95 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 173,424 tonnes | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Denmark or Equatorial Guinea?
- Denmark, at 1.96 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Denmark and Equatorial Guinea?
- 582,620 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Equatorial Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 90th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.