Denmark vs Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Denmark
4.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
4.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
47th
Slovakia rank
48th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Denmark
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 4.20 billion tonnes against 4.03 billion tonnes in Slovakia, a difference of 171.34 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 47th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Slovakia Difference Ahead
1860s 10.35 million tonnes 2.83 million tonnes 7.52 million tonnes Denmark
1870s 21.41 million tonnes 20.04 million tonnes 1.37 million tonnes Denmark
1880s 40.27 million tonnes 68.12 million tonnes 27.85 million tonnes Slovakia
1890s 70.67 million tonnes 149.01 million tonnes 78.34 million tonnes Slovakia
1900s 121.74 million tonnes 259.15 million tonnes 137.42 million tonnes Slovakia
1910s 200.03 million tonnes 393.02 million tonnes 193.00 million tonnes Slovakia
1920s 293.71 million tonnes 512.22 million tonnes 218.51 million tonnes Slovakia
1930s 428.01 million tonnes 630.70 million tonnes 202.70 million tonnes Slovakia
1940s 592.75 million tonnes 788.99 million tonnes 196.24 million tonnes Slovakia
1950s 804.73 million tonnes 987.06 million tonnes 182.33 million tonnes Slovakia
1960s 1.14 billion tonnes 1.31 billion tonnes 172.24 million tonnes Slovakia
1970s 1.68 billion tonnes 1.78 billion tonnes 97.70 million tonnes Slovakia
1980s 2.26 billion tonnes 2.36 billion tonnes 105.66 million tonnes Slovakia
1990s 2.84 billion tonnes 2.90 billion tonnes 57.92 million tonnes Slovakia
2000s 3.43 billion tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes 101.37 million tonnes Denmark
2010s 3.90 billion tonnes 3.71 billion tonnes 183.71 million tonnes Denmark
2020s 4.14 billion tonnes 3.97 billion tonnes 175.21 million tonnes Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Denmark or Slovakia?
Denmark, at 4.20 billion tonnes against 4.03 billion tonnes in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Denmark and Slovakia?
171.34 million tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?
165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Denmark ranks 47th and Slovakia ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.