Denmark vs Netherlands: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
8.32 tonnes per person
in 2023
Netherlands
8.3 tonnes per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
31st
Netherlands rank
32nd
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8.32 tonnes per person against 8.3 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 tonnes per person | 11.51 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 10.72 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 10.15 tonnes per person | 10.27 tonnes per person | 0.1237 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.67 tonnes per person | 8.6 tonnes per person | 0.0695 tonnes per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 8.32 tonnes per person against 8.3 tonnes per person in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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.