Denmark vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source

Denmark

16.75 million tonnes

in 2024

Switzerland

7.46 million tonnes

in 2024

Denmark rank

35th

Switzerland rank

36th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source over time

Denmark currently reports 16.75 million tonnes against 7.46 million tonnes in Switzerland, a difference of 9.29 million tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 2.2 times Switzerland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 46 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source
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: 46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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