Denmark vs Netherlands: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Denmark

8.32 tonnes per person

in 2023

Netherlands

8.3 tonnes per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

31st

Netherlands rank

32nd

Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Denmark currently reports 8.32 tonnes per person against 8.3 tonnes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0182 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.

Indicator: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.