Denmark vs Greece: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Denmark
1.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece
1.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
79th
Greece rank
80th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.38 billion tonnes against 1.37 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 9.35 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Denmark ranks 79th and Greece ranks 80th of 197 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48.65 million tonnes | 56.51 million tonnes | 7.86 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1860s | 146.15 million tonnes | 164.46 million tonnes | 18.31 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1870s | 246.70 million tonnes | 284.23 million tonnes | 37.54 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1880s | 348.92 million tonnes | 420.60 million tonnes | 71.68 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1890s | 457.35 million tonnes | 568.28 million tonnes | 110.93 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 582.82 million tonnes | 708.64 million tonnes | 125.82 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 734.87 million tonnes | 828.09 million tonnes | 93.22 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 902.14 million tonnes | 963.63 million tonnes | 61.49 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 112.60 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 189.89 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 1.25 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 251.86 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 286.93 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | 329.81 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | 356.19 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | 384.16 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 344.24 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 191.59 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 34.97 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Denmark or Greece?
- Denmark, at 1.38 billion tonnes against 1.37 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Denmark and Greece?
- 9.35 million tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 79th and Greece ranks 80th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.