Denmark vs Slovakia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Denmark
1.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
1.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
90th
Slovakia rank
93rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.96 million tonnes against 1.35 million tonnes in Slovakia, a difference of 608,850 tonnes.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 90th and Slovakia ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and Slovakia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.13 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1860s | 9.99 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 6.07 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1870s | 10.09 million tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1880s | 10.30 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 6.86 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1890s | 11.51 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 13.36 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 17.01 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 14.94 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 15.83 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | 10.75 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 11.21 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 9.17 million tonnes | -364,556 tonnes | 9.53 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 8.22 million tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 5.48 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 429,287 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1980s | -296,055 tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1990s | -2.12 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 533,336 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 497,514 tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 3.06 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.95 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 149,704 tonnes | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Denmark or Slovakia?
- Denmark, at 1.96 million tonnes against 1.35 million tonnes in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Denmark and Slovakia?
- 608,850 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 90th and Slovakia ranks 93rd 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.