Denmark vs Serbia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Denmark
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
2.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
34th
Serbia rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Denmark
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 2.14 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 289.45 million tonnes.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 13 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41.27 million tonnes | 13,049 tonnes | 41.26 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1890s | 70.59 million tonnes | 577,099 tonnes | 70.01 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 121.64 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 117.91 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 185.42 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | 176.77 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 293.49 million tonnes | 25.97 million tonnes | 267.52 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 425.39 million tonnes | 62.07 million tonnes | 363.32 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 600.90 million tonnes | 91.65 million tonnes | 509.25 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 755.89 million tonnes | 156.15 million tonnes | 599.74 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 903.99 million tonnes | 296.27 million tonnes | 607.72 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 528.70 million tonnes | 483.75 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 866.32 million tonnes | 324.15 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 222.56 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 112.29 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.81 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 67.29 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.85 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 243.43 million tonnes | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Denmark or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 2.14 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Denmark and Serbia?
- 289.45 million tonnes, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Serbia?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Serbia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Denmark ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.