Denmark vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Denmark

1.86 billion tonnes

in 2024

Greece

1.66 billion tonnes

in 2024

Denmark rank

34th

Greece rank

36th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Denmark currently reports 1.86 billion tonnes against 1.66 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 198.78 million tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

Across all 144 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 34th and Greece ranks 36th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.