Denmark vs Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Denmark
4.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
4.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
47th
Slovakia rank
48th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Denmark
- Slovakia
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 by world region, 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 by world region 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 by world region?
- 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.