Australia vs Denmark: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Australia
736.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark
702.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Denmark rank
21st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 736.91 tonnes per person against 702.64 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 34.27 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 21st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240.22 tonnes per person | 239.22 tonnes per person | 0.9993 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 302.11 tonnes per person | 333.64 tonnes per person | 31.52 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 389.71 tonnes per person | 440.32 tonnes per person | 50.61 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 489.7 tonnes per person | 542.58 tonnes per person | 52.88 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 606.74 tonnes per person | 632.36 tonnes per person | 25.62 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 686.35 tonnes per person | 686.36 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 734.2 tonnes per person | 701.69 tonnes per person | 32.51 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 736.91 tonnes per person against 702.64 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Australia and Denmark?
- 34.27 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 21st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.