Denmark vs Germany: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Denmark
8.32 tonnes per person
in 2023
Germany
9.09 tonnes per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
31st
Germany rank
28th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 9.09 tonnes per person against 8.32 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.77 tonnes per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 31st and Germany ranks 28th of 120 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 tonnes per person | 14.08 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 12.81 tonnes per person | 0.1067 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.15 tonnes per person | 11.27 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 8.67 tonnes per person | 9.58 tonnes per person | 0.9129 tonnes per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 9.09 tonnes per person against 8.32 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.77 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Denmark ranks 31st and Germany ranks 28th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.